The phenomenon of going to bed with both socks on, and waking up with one sock completely off and the other sock completely on.
A) Dude! I fell asleep with both socks on, but I woke up with only one. I think I've been robbed by the sock gnomes!
B) Ahh, twas simply the sockturnal effect my friend. Every one knows that there are no such thing as gnomes.
B) Ahh, twas simply the sockturnal effect my friend. Every one knows that there are no such thing as gnomes.
by Ajriceman March 13, 2010
Get the Sockturnal Effectmug. When waiting for something, asking about when it'll be done or finished, only increases the amount of time you must wait for it.
While asking about the playtest, the players were unaware they were making The Oki Effect creep forward slowly.
by Ch00gie April 14, 2022
Get the The Oki Effectmug. A situation in which a seemingly normal or routine event either works in an unexpected way or not at all. Rarely reproducible, the phenomenon is as fleeting as it is confusing.
by Ed's Coworker April 1, 2007
Get the Ed Effectmug. when the previously dismissed or unrecognized female best friend in a movie becomes the object of the protagonist's affection, usually replacing the more conventionally attractive female character.
by eb226 August 17, 2011
Get the boof effectmug. It means having too much traffic on a web site due to its link being posted on lifehacker.com as a feature article, sometimes even causing the featured web site to go down.
by mish1234568 March 14, 2009
Get the the lifehacker effectmug. Dave: Dude, I heard they were making a sequel to Boondock Saints.
Steve: I hope they don't apply the Disney effect to it.
Steve: I hope they don't apply the Disney effect to it.
by Ryanson April 27, 2007
Get the The Disney Effectmug. The horrible cycle of a song getting stuck in your head because one ******* thinks its ok to play it 24/7.
by jo_cro April 19, 2010
Get the Sudharshan Effectmug.