A consistently negative phenomenon that occurs when Dutch—either a person known as Dutch or someone associated with the nickname—watches a sports game that their friends or family are emotionally invested in. Once Dutch tunes in, the favored team almost always loses. In extreme cases, a star player suffers a serious or season-ending injury. The Dutch Effect has become synonymous with jinxing crucial moments in sports.
Dutch’s family is rooting hard for the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals. After staying away the entire series, Dutch decides to watch. The result? The Pacers lose in heartbreaking fashion, and Tyrese Haliburton sustains a major injury that sidelines him for the entire next season. That’s the Dutch Effect in full force.
by The Unreal Monkey Family June 24, 2025
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When you are playing Minecraft PvP and your teammate is bad when they play with you but good when they are on someone elses team
by Rudolfing May 26, 2024
Phenomenon where the complete opposite occurs of what is promised or "expected" to happen. Often associated with but not exclusive to liberal politicians. One give away to the "Brandon Effect" is that when the unwanted results manifest it is often blamed on a foreign nation like Russia.
Though the public was promised a booming economy, the Brandon Effect left them worse off than they were 6 months earlier.
by NotoriusFJB July 01, 2022
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by Brudibert December 11, 2018
"Yo man what's wrong with him? All he did was take a sip and now he's trippin!"
"That's the Wocky Slush Effect!"
"That's the Wocky Slush Effect!"
by imakedumbdefinitions February 12, 2021