quarantine effect

Doing something dumb and blaming it on isolation from COVID-19.

I almost gave myself bangs when I woke up because of the quarantine effect.

I just ran 4 miles and oddly didn't feel thirsty because of the quarantine effect.

I just deep cleaned my whole house and then made myself Ramen because of the quarantine effect.

by why do people like cheese? March 24, 2020

iPhone effect

The phenomenon where iPhone users are perceived as more attractive than Android users or those without any smartphone, often tied to social status and branding.

At the party, I couldn’t help but notice the iPhone effect; everyone flocked to the girl with the latest iPhone, while the Android users stood awkwardly in the corner.

by Emotional Cruiser July 18, 2025

The Kris-Ted effect

When two guys go out for a fun night, don’t objectify women, meet a lot of people, and in the process of not being assholes, they get drinks bought for them.

Dude, last night I saved so much money because the Kris-Ted effect

by Kj7770 November 21, 2023

Ass Effects

might cause abdominal pain, nausea, or diarrhea

Ass Effects, a real drug actually spelled “AcipHex,” is a new drug from Eisai Company, Ltd., of Tokyo

by SPrice1980 July 26, 2023

Falklands Effect

When a states-person is saved by events beyond their control, normally the manifesting as a polling spike. Named for the effect of the Falklands War on the British 1983 General Election, and closely related to the Machiavellian concept of 'Fortuna'.

The Tory victory after the 2008 crash shows that the Falklands Effect still has a part to play.

by JoWithASilentJ July 1, 2016

veesita effect

describes the horny nature of residents of one veesita residency in mumbai, may also include getting shitfaced everyday and constant use of the word 'scheme' and spank or rather 'sapenka'

they were cis-men when they entered the flat, but the veesita effect got the better of them. now they're lovers and they are giving each othe sapenkaas

schemeeeeeee

by pahadan May 25, 2022

The 2020 Effect

The instinctual feeling that it is still 2020. Shared by many members of Gen Z, who feel like past events are closer than they actually are; as if it is still 2020. Probably spurred by the pandemic and isolation, but nobody really knows where it comes from.

Most years have a satisfying ending, where after Christmas and New Years you get to reset and to on to the next year. However, COVID didn't care about the holiday season, and the defining characteristic of 2020 was carried on into the following year. In a way, it felt like 2020 never really ended.

"RIP my man Harambe"
"Dude, that meme is like 4 years old."
"I think you mean almost 8 years old."
"wait..."
"that's the 2020 effect"

by TheDimensionist November 6, 2023