Umpa-Effect

An affect that occurs whenever Umpa is nearby, giving you the ability to overperform.

"Holyshit, they are not that good. Must be the Umpa-Effect"

by UmpaPumpa May 13, 2022

aka effect

When a girl has joined a sorority and immediately starts acting as if she is better than everybody else and sort of like an asshole more than a woman of class.

I can't believe the aka effect has already gotten to Kira, she used to be so nice.

by therealdeal.com13 June 5, 2016

Jangrow Effect

When a high school freshman female gets into a relationship with a senior.

Did you hear about Jennifer? She fell into the Jangrow Effect.

by Im a llama May 30, 2018

The Shark Effect

That moment your post on the League of Legends boards will get removed, once you do a joke about the Champion Balance, or jokes about certain Buffs or Nerfs on certain champions, the ''Shark Effect'' mostly happens if you do these kind of jokes in the board section FOR jokes and memes

Made by Shark, which is leading to the Shark Effect

Release Xin Zhao wasn't op, we should've kept him and also buffed him, he was in a really weak state and now he is unplayable Kappa

2 Days later : Your thread got removed due to being posted in the wrong section of the boards

by Bloody Veins January 25, 2017

Boombox Effect

This very rarely occurs when you play the "Chicken Dance" in a very conveniently plain field with a single tree in the state of Nevada, optionally needs a dancer in the background. Approached by a man, you must push him to complete the objective, however this will result in your untimely demise at the hands of said man, named Hank J. Wimbleton. Fortunately, your legacy will result in 12 episodes that escalate from fighting Jeb (jesus but not really), to a sheriff, a clown who breaks the laws of physics seeking vengeance, and a demon.

At the time of writing, this currently has only been attempted once, with great success.

"12 episodes later...this was the result of 1 guy with a boombox, we call it the boombox effect"

by bolivianite September 26, 2024

Misused Autopilot Effect

This effect happens when consumers of a product (such as DAIN App or especially Telsa Autopilot) incorrectly uses a product, and unknowingly damages the reputation of certain software or products. The most notable case is Telsa's autopilot, where people are negligent and recklessly drive and get into accidents, damaging the reputation and credibility of those consumer products from news outlets reporting on these incidents.

James: "Ugh, another case of the misused autopilot effect! I wish people would start paying more attention while driving!"
Adam: "Yeah, isn't negligent driving, like, illegal?
James: "It is. It really is."

by Jamespolation April 29, 2021

Bloomberg effect

Named after Walter Bloomberg, a person on X/Twitter who tweeted false information on trump’s pause on tariffs. An effect that happens when the market briefly spikes after investors hear false information about something.

The first instance of the Bloomberg effect happened on April 7th, 2025 when an account by the name of “Walter Bloomberg” tweeted unverified information that trump would put a 90 day pause on tariffs with the exception of china. This caused Dow, NASDAQ, &, S&P 500’s stocks to briefly spikes after investors heard the news.

by Startupedition April 8, 2025