The 'Fat Cat' Effect

When a fart's stench takes it's sweet time to mosey on to it's intended victim and lingers for a long time.

My girlfriend had The 'Fat Cat' Effect during sex last night... I think I'm going to break up with her

by Burritolife November 17, 2014

Precision Credibility Effect

When you include specific, unnecessary details to enhance the credibility of a story.

Their fabricated story was so effective because of the precision credibility effect.

by Balaenoptera_musculus November 28, 2023

G Effect

Tiredness, anger and frustration caused by disgruntled elderly male co workers.

Gah I'm tired. I had to listen to that old asshole for 30 minutes. I hate G effect.

by New Crown English Dictionary October 3, 2019

Matpat Effect

When a person reads a YouTube video title and gets convinced at first that it’s about the channel poster’s departure, only to watch the video and it’s about something else.
This was coined after Matpat leaving Game Theory, and causing some other YouTubers to leave too.

YouTube Title: The Future of the Channel…
Comment below video: Holy shit, I thought you were leaving for a second.
Reply: No, that’s just the Matpat effect calling to you.

by FREE_RENT May 4, 2024

Safe and Effective

Not safe or effective

The vaccine is safe and effective

by Vitamin c February 20, 2024

Christopher Columbus Effect

(noun)

1. When a player’s enjoyment of a survival or exploration game is ruined because someone else discovered or built something first. It’s not about competition—it’s about the emotional need to feel like the first to explore it themselves.

“Bro, I wanted to find that cave myself—total Christopher Columbus Effect.”

by TheBigAhh June 8, 2025

The Floyd Effect

Short for "The George Floyd Effect". When a population has an extreme reaction to an isolated incident involving only a few people out of hundreds of millions of people, usually due to media focus and sensationalization.

After further research into the issue, I feel that the widespread protests and violence are yet another great example of The Floyd Effect.

by Josephine Hill June 1, 2022