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Doppelgänger effect

When you attracted to someone because they closely resemble your ex
I'm not sure if I'm into gingers now, or if it's a just the doppelgänger effect.
by Jpinn March 29, 2016
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The Patrick Effect

The Patrick Effect is a statistical phenomenon discovered in Austria.

It was observed that something e.g. an activity that would usually happen is massively less likely to happen if the person who suggested it is called 'Patrick'.
'Bro, last week he told me we would hang out but I haven't heard anything from him since.'
'Yeah man, that's The Patrick Effect'
by Dr. Mr. Me June 20, 2018
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Rebound Effect

When you find out your girlfriend/boyfriend is only dating you for a rebound, so you get a rebound yourself to coup, which then leads them to get a rebound and so on until the loop continues.
"I thought Terry was just with Emilia. Now he's with Karua?"
"Probably a rebound. Hope it doesn't cause a Rebound Effect."
by ineedhelpnow September 2, 2020
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The Zaun Effect

When you're so hungover that you puke while having your morning shower so the party can continue
Man this morning i was suffering from the Zaun effect... It wasn't an easy decision but it was the right one
by Itsthemadhatter April 1, 2024
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Clubhouse Effect

The phenomenon wherein a piece of technology, in particular, an application is extremely popular initially due to hype, but quickly loses popularity and never regains its peak glory.
Threads is probably another example of the Clubhouse Effect.
by Kumaren July 9, 2023
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doorway effect

Doorway effect is a common psychological phenomenon where people forget what they intended to do after walking through a doorway into a new room. It is also known as the "location updating effect," and it is not a sign of memory loss or dementia. The brain creates mental "event boundaries" when crossing a threshold, which helps organize memories but can cause you to forget your original goal in the new environment.
Man, I'm tired of constantly putting the salad inside the fridge due to experiencing doorway effect on my way to the fridge.
by Emotional Cruiser October 20, 2025
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the strawbee effect

the strawbee affect references a popular pinterest creator who’s account is titled “strawbee.” strawbee is known for being 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 about people whom she finds attractive. her 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴iness then rubs off on others who view her 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 cuntent, often pinterest creators, causing them to create 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 cuntent as well, or just feel overall 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 when they see someone they find attractive.
*person 1 shows person 2 a picture of a shirtless conan gray*

person 1: AWOOOOOOGA BARK BARK BARK BARK MEOW MEOW MEOW BAZINGAAAAAAA BOIOIOIOIOIOING *begins to slobber and run around in circles while simultaneously doing jumping jacks*
person 2: geez, the strawbee effect really got to you didn’t it?
by conan crowd February 4, 2025
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