the Mayer effect

When you take over a company or become the CEO and the culture has become complacent, lacks motivation, and no change is possible, so the incoming manager fires and replaces key people, but doesn't cut deep enough or replace enough people, so new people cannot make positive changes and are sucked into the complacency. Coined when Marissa Mayer took over Yahoo! but she could not get the ship to move in the right direction because the culture resisted. Hardened attitudes limit leadership.

We tried to fix the business but the Mayer effect took over.

by halleffect December 10, 2025

Safe and Effective

Not safe or effective

The vaccine is safe and effective

by Vitamin c February 20, 2024

The Noctis Effect

The euphoria and sense of accomplishment someone feels when they have successfully plugged a USB, or some other cable (i.e.: HDMI), into the slot for the first time.

Ah yes! The Noctis Effect. I didn't think I could get the USB-mini into that slot the first time.

by AC_Decoy November 15, 2020

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

The Ariana Effect

When an Ariana takes a shitty situation and makes you feel so stupid about it that you feel better and get over it.

My girlfriend is emotionally manipulating me so I called Ariana and I am so over it, the ariana effect baby!!

by AKSlaySlay May 27, 2022

safe and effective

1. Bullshit

2. A very clear lie.

3. Government and/or big business narrative to conceal truth or enact a scam, conspiracy, or crime against humanity.

“mRNA vaccines are safe and effective”

by Akubra Drizabone December 21, 2024