The Glisten Effect

The Glisten Effect describes a phenomenon occuring in fandoms when a minor personality trait or mannerism of a character is pushed to its absolute extreme by fans; the character mentioned being Glisten from Dandy's World, of which fans of the game obsessively flanderize him for sometimes acting outwardly fey.

"I got a bunch of hate for writing this character as being straight. Why is that?"
"That's just the glisten effect. Most people think that character is gay or bi."

by Laa_Laa November 2, 2025

chit-chat effect

You start talking about stuff that, you really shouldn't be talking about, to someone or a group of people, because everyone's being really social and talkative

"... Yeah i've been really busy too, helping move our classified FBI data centre" "wow really? Where to?" "Ah you know, the good 'ol san francisco" "... Wow that's really interesting. You probably shouldn't have told me though. If it weren't for all this talking, you never would have suffered from the chit-chat effect!"

by reghzy April 14, 2022

Nicholas Effect

The act of undermining a persons stance or point over the conversation in a manner of which they have rarely or never experienced before; which makes them irritated

Sally: why am I so infuriated with this argument
Brian: I know why, you’re experiencing the Nicholas Effect

by Cholcolte December 26, 2023

The Justin Hamill Effect

The effect where everything you own seems to break or become ruined.

A: Dang dude my air fryer is broken and it’s very dirty
B: That’s the Justin Hamill effect for you

by Dickinson13 July 2, 2023

The Fallout effect

Listening to a song over and over so much you start to love it

Jerry: You know Jackson's listening to Ella Fitzgerald now?
Johnny: That's The Fallout effect for ya

by brody barfalotski August 5, 2020

Plunger Effect

The unclogging of shit in the anis during the act of anal, resulting in an eruption of poo.

"Bro, have you ever tried anal?"
"Nah fam, I'm way too worried about the plunger effect."
"wtf is that?"
"It's when you have a massive shit due to anal."
"wait, who has the shit?"
"The receiver...obviously. "

"hectic..."

by KittenFire March 24, 2021

The Spears Effect

An effect where any song remixed with Britney spear's hit song "Toxic" instantly makes it a better sounding song.

Why does Astronaut in the Ocean sound only good with Toxic? The Spears effect, that's why.

by wungabunga January 27, 2022