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Doppler-effect horn-blowing

Da annoying dual-pitch "Beeeeeee-yuhhhhhhhh!" dat you hear when some dumba** motorist roars past you while engaging in an "extended honk". Okay, okay --- so maybe he's "just trying to be friendly" by saying hello to a familiar face by the roadside (you), but as gas-station attendant Dale says in the Red Green Show episode, "Hurricane Doug", it's far more cheerful/polite and less startling/grating on the eardrums to just briefly "tap the hooter" a couple times as you go by.
And incident of Doppler-effect horn-blowing can be even more annoying and emotionally draining (i.e., it can become a Droppler effect sometimes) if you either (1) do not recognize whoever it was who honked at you, and so you are left to wonder "who that might have been" and/or if he possibly mistook you for someone else while your back was turned, or (2) don't have a clue as to the driver's reason for honking at you, and so you are left to wonder what you might have been doing that caused him to either notice or be upset with you. Plus of course if there are one or more other people in your immediate vicinity at the time, you may even be unsure if said extended honk was actually "untended for you", or if the driver was noisily "addressing" someone else nearby --- or all of you in general --- instead of you personally.
by QuacksO July 20, 2019
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child athlete effect

The tendency of kids who grew up playing a competitive sport and then retired in their teens to tryhard video games, have a good sense of momentum, timing, and intuitive controls, be prone to careers requiring more discipline, and being used to regiment/feeling lost without rigid schedules or structure.
"Hey, why is John so good at timing his jumps in Mario Kart 7?"
"Oh, that's just the child athlete effect. He did competitive gymnastics for 7 years before quitting."
by Cry_onis September 5, 2021
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Wraith Effect

The Wraith Effect is when too many people crashes out at wraith whenever he joins with his transient harmonica
BRO THE WRAITH EFFECT JOINED, I HATE THAT HARMONICA!
by kirby54 October 10, 2025
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The Badger Effect

In Among Us, if you finish tasks as a crewmate you can go to security and stay on cams for the game, spotting any impostor and smacking the button. (May translate into the King of FNAF)
"Then I committed the badger effect lol."

"YOU DIRTY SONUVABITCH."
by Cherry_Donut October 20, 2020
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The Charles effect

The Charles effect is named after f1 driver Charles Leclerc. He wears bandanas on his head very often. You could often see him wearing them on streams. You can also find some pictures on his instagram with it on.
It is customary to say to people who wear bandanas that they just experience this effect.
-Does Lando have a bandana on his head?
-Yeah, I think he's got The Charles Effect.
by MikAf1 January 6, 2022
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muffin effect

when a person has become so fat their pants can no longer hold in their fat, hence making them look like a muffin
Guy1- damn did u see that chick at the party
Guy2- ya that muffin effect was fucking sick
by hahaha me December 18, 2008
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The kizza effect

When one man gets absolutely terrored in a party and tells a shit joke back which then causes the whole human race to become less funny.
Absolute henchman = ur dads blind
Kizza = shutup bro you stink
Human race = ah ffs he has gave us the kizza effect
by Kizzas dad (Clayton) January 29, 2021
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