by Dieschorschs1 May 26, 2018
Get the pegasus effectmug. A phenomenon observable in most online video games with competitive matchmaking and ranks, in which random players tend to be far more abrasive and uncooperative than those you meet in casual drop-in games or community servers, even ones hosting games in competitive format. This is counter-intuitive to the assumption that less mature players will be deterred by the stiff penalties for ruining matches, which turns out to grossly underestimate how consciously dedicated some people are to being awful.
There are a variety of reasons for this, not least of which is because clueless kids think they're going to be MLG esports pros and thus blame anything that goes wrong on you, regardless of how well anyone is actually doing, and frequently ragequit, leaving you unable to pick up the match. In higher ranks and tiers, it is common for players to not care about playing because they think too highly of themselves, while many players in lower ranks are using smurf accounts so they can grief newer players trying to git gud.
Named after FaZe Clan, a (real) professional esports team that many of the aforementioned clueless kids like to reference in their screen names.
There are a variety of reasons for this, not least of which is because clueless kids think they're going to be MLG esports pros and thus blame anything that goes wrong on you, regardless of how well anyone is actually doing, and frequently ragequit, leaving you unable to pick up the match. In higher ranks and tiers, it is common for players to not care about playing because they think too highly of themselves, while many players in lower ranks are using smurf accounts so they can grief newer players trying to git gud.
Named after FaZe Clan, a (real) professional esports team that many of the aforementioned clueless kids like to reference in their screen names.
Joe was warming up for a round of competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive by dicking around in some servers with custom game modes. He was having more fun here than he thought he would playing silly mini-games, but he was dragged away by his two friends only to end up in a lobby with a temperamental fourteen year old boy and someone with racial epithets in his name using micspam to blare references to stale Internet memes. The FaZe effect strikes again.
by dontkillalljewspls July 5, 2016
Get the FaZe effectmug. The term describes a strategy of name-leveraging: invoking celebrity or influencer names to artificially inflate interest in something unrelated, essentially borrowing fame to manufacture relevance. Its debut traces back to a Love Island promotional stunt, where a publication hard-launched a new couple but attached the names of the hugely popular pair “Nicolandria.” Even though Nicolandria had no involvement, their reputation was used as bait to boost visibility.
Of course he mentioned Olandria and Nic — he was trying to Nicolandria Effect that interview so more people would watch it.
The brand dropped Beyoncé’s name even though she wasn’t involved — classic Nicolandria Effect marketing.
She hashtagged Taylor Swift just to Nicolandria Effect her post onto the trending page.
That podcast keeps name-dropping Drake to Nicolandria Effect their episodes into virality.
The article had nothing to do with Zendaya, but the headline used her name to Nicolandria Effect more clicks.
Whenever his videos are tanking, he tries to Nicolandria Effect them with some random Kardashian reference.
They really tried to Nicolandria Effect this 💀
Not them pulling a full Nicolandria Effect 😭
When in doubt, Nicolandria Effect it
This headline is just a Nicolandria Effect in disguise
They thought the Nicolandria Effect would save it… it didn’t
Nothing but a Nicolandria Effect moment
The brand dropped Beyoncé’s name even though she wasn’t involved — classic Nicolandria Effect marketing.
She hashtagged Taylor Swift just to Nicolandria Effect her post onto the trending page.
That podcast keeps name-dropping Drake to Nicolandria Effect their episodes into virality.
The article had nothing to do with Zendaya, but the headline used her name to Nicolandria Effect more clicks.
Whenever his videos are tanking, he tries to Nicolandria Effect them with some random Kardashian reference.
They really tried to Nicolandria Effect this 💀
Not them pulling a full Nicolandria Effect 😭
When in doubt, Nicolandria Effect it
This headline is just a Nicolandria Effect in disguise
They thought the Nicolandria Effect would save it… it didn’t
Nothing but a Nicolandria Effect moment
by TJIris September 16, 2025
Get the Nicolandria Effectmug. When you get here most women you would say are a 6-7, but after a few weeks, you are suddenly unbelievably horny after locking eyes with any woman at a Casey’s
I believe the Missouri effect has kicked in man, that crackwhore was bad as hell, I can definitely fix her
by Urbanmo August 14, 2023
Get the Missouri Effectmug. Someone who ages rapidly and becomes heavily unattractive by the time they’re 40-45. Their peak age of attractiveness is 16-30. It’s an unfortunate disorder which commonly occurs in smokers and white men.
“Have you seen how Gregory Peck looks after his apperance in To Kill a Mocking Bird? He’s for sure gone through the Atticus Finch Effect.”
“Damn, I thought Paul McCartney from The Beatles was called the ‘cute Beatle’ for a reason. But now you can really see the Atticus Finch Effect in him.”
“Your mom has gone through the Atticus Finch Effect, she looks like shit now.”
“Damn, I thought Paul McCartney from The Beatles was called the ‘cute Beatle’ for a reason. But now you can really see the Atticus Finch Effect in him.”
“Your mom has gone through the Atticus Finch Effect, she looks like shit now.”
by VixenCloud October 17, 2022
Get the Atticus Finch Effectmug. A subset of the Streisand Effect (trying to hide information, resulting in greater awareness of the information), the Klein Effect is when an effort to bring down a peer's career only results in elevating them to greater success, usually damaging one's own reputation in the process.
Named after Ethan Klein, a content creator who frequently tries to get his perceived enemies kicked off their platforms, only for those enemies to gain a larger following and mainstream recognition for their work, while his viewership and reputation circles the drain.
Named after Ethan Klein, a content creator who frequently tries to get his perceived enemies kicked off their platforms, only for those enemies to gain a larger following and mainstream recognition for their work, while his viewership and reputation circles the drain.
Esteban tried to get Hank fired from his job with a bunch of unsubstantiated and exaggerated rumors, but because of The Klein Effect, Hank actually got way more popular and received many new opportunities from his job, and nobody wants to work with Esteban anymore.
by daraaja August 27, 2025
Get the The Klein Effectmug. A psychological phenomenon where a large number of people mispronounce words they grew up pronouncing. The effect was named after Tyler Lucas, a second generation Hungarian-American. His grandfather immigrated from Hungary to the United States in the early 1930s and his surname was Americanized from Lukács to Lucas.
"Hey do you like Dr. Suess?" - Kyle
"Yeah I like Dr. Suess, did you know his last name is actually pronounced SOICE?" - Alex
"You're joking right?" - Kyle
"You're as wrong as the deuce / And you shouldn't rejoice / If you're calling him Suess/ He pronounces it Soice." - Alex
"Okay, I buy it. What do you call the phenomenon where you grow up pronouncing words incorrectly?" - Kyle
"It's called the Lewcatch Effect. Named after the future 48th President of the United States." - Alex
"The future is now!" - Kyle
"Yeah I like Dr. Suess, did you know his last name is actually pronounced SOICE?" - Alex
"You're joking right?" - Kyle
"You're as wrong as the deuce / And you shouldn't rejoice / If you're calling him Suess/ He pronounces it Soice." - Alex
"Okay, I buy it. What do you call the phenomenon where you grow up pronouncing words incorrectly?" - Kyle
"It's called the Lewcatch Effect. Named after the future 48th President of the United States." - Alex
"The future is now!" - Kyle
by RyanMcCarthy September 6, 2018
Get the Lewcatch Effectmug.