Brand loyalty, regardless of quality differences. Buying a potentially inferior product for reasons other than suitability for a particular purpose, such as for personal image or self-esteem.
May not necessarily apply to Ferrari, since they are often sold as status symbols as well as higher performing vehicles.
May not necessarily apply to Ferrari, since they are often sold as status symbols as well as higher performing vehicles.
"Near the end of those four years, once people don't think Radeon is worse than nVidia, that's when the Ferrari effect would matter. But it doesn't matter if people think badly of your brand." - Moore's Law Is Dead
by 5eraphim77 September 18, 2022
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The trend seen in character designs where non-human but still humanoid characters, especially aliens and anthropomorphic animals, do not wear clothing or do not wear clothing that would be seen as sufficient by humans. Examples are Ficus Licker from Undertale, Daniel Tiger from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, and Timmy and Tommy from Animal Crossing. Pretty much always correlates with the Heats Flamesman exception (non-humans not having private parts).
The trend seen in character designs where non-human but still humanoid characters, especially aliens and anthropomorphic animals, do not wear clothing or do not wear clothing that would be seen as sufficient by humans. Examples are Ficus Licker from Undertale, Daniel Tiger from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, and Timmy and Tommy from Animal Crossing. Pretty much always correlates with the Heats Flamesman exception (non-humans not having private parts).
by vector9260 September 18, 2022
Get the curtain-call effect mug.After he discovered that the wheel had been invented over 5000 years ago, the Mohammadpour Touserkani effect drove him into a deep depression.
by slew88 September 19, 2022
Get the Mohammadpour Touserkani effect mug.When a nigga is so deluded by the elusion of self ego, pride he begins to act unorthodoxly in a way that eludes all logical sense.
by Jukeem September 20, 2022
Get the The Brennan Effect mug.The Holden Effect is the effect that Holden has on women in which a female likes him for less than a day and then their "crush" disappears within 24 hours.
Burke: ""Omg I like Holden! Who would have thought this would happen?"
Noah: "Don't worry, you won't like him tomorrow. It happened to me as well. It's the Holden Effect."
Noah: "Don't worry, you won't like him tomorrow. It happened to me as well. It's the Holden Effect."
by juliehateslife September 20, 2022
Get the The Holden Effect mug.(noun) Named after the big animation series created by Riot Games. Told when an animation series is far better than the videogame in which it takes inspiration.
by Aqqua September 28, 2022
Get the Arcane Effect mug.a poltical termonology for the effect in American politics where once a canadaite wins a close primary, they are in a weaker position then if they won by a larger amount. the word Oz effect refers to celebrity doctor mehmet Oz winning the Pennsylvania republican primary for senate by lesss then 1000 votes in a primary where nearly 1.4 million votes where cast. This election was not resolved until nearly 3 week after the election leaving oz badly damaged for the general election.
"Jamie Mcleod-Skinner is suffering from a Oz effect where she got out of a really close primary"
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by kingllama September 28, 2022
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