The "M" Effect

The act of acting like a certain somebody *cough* Trilas Mull *cough* in being a complete asshole and not giving two damns or a single shit about anything anybody else thinks. You're always right and never forget, you're the best.

That guy HAD to have been hit by The "M" Effect. He's been a complete selfish asshole since last weekend.

by Rung Nich Yoigga April 25, 2017

plethora effect

The "plethora effect" is when kids use words in college application or SAT essays that sound good but they don't really know the meaning of. Sometimes they'll accidentally use thme as words that sound similar but have completely different meanings (for example, accidentally saying homeliness instead of homelessness) or sometimes they'll just be totally wrong. It was given the name a few years ago when someone decided that "plethora" was a 'good SAT word' and everyone started using it in college essays, much to the chagrin of the people who actually read the things. It's basically a result of kids prepping for the SAT and college process too much. (Starting SAT review books in middle school, taking tons of Princeton Review classes, etc.) Can sometimes be helped with the use of spellcheck.

Admissions person 1: "Look at this, this girl's essay is about how 'fragile and venerable' she was as a middle schooler, and how much she's grown."

Admissions person 2: "That's the plethora effect for you..."

by ZenGwen May 21, 2006

Montrose Effect

The Montrose, Akron, Ohio variation of what happens when a Taco Bell or similar low grade chain restaurant appears on empty farmland, immediately followed by dozens of additional chain restaurants and poorly planned strip malls. The result is a traffic clusterfuck on top of a social black hole, on top of an environmental disaster, known in any other place as suburban sprawl.

In every city I visit, there is at least one stretch of highway full of big box stores and crappy chain restaurants--a sure sign that the Montrose Effect has taken place.

by Rubber J July 27, 2010

Asian Effect

The theory that if an Asian kid fail a test all the kids around the Asian will too shall fail.

"Hey, Nguyen just failed the Calculus test"
"I know Adrian,Raymond,John,Heidi,and Lilly failed too"
"Asian Effect man."

by That khid October 1, 2011

Matthew Effect

The Matthew Effect is a series of academically questionable actions preformed by a student in order to achieve a letter grade of a B or higher in his/her classes. Examples include, but are not limited to: Purposefully submitting corrupted files for grading, completing assignments weeks after the assigned due date, and outright forgetting the assignment in question even existed.

Friend 1: Hey, what grade did you get on the Chapter 23 notes?
Friend 2: I got an A, but I never turned them in.
Friend 1: How?
Friend 2: The Matthew Effect.

by Renark251 May 13, 2020

The Aaron effect

An effect caused by the molecular patterns in the brain, which constructs when laughter is heard. The laughter is refracted causing the sufferer to mirror the laughter in a much louder tone and is trapped in a continuous loop.

Scientists Professor Keating and Doctor Beattie have researched humor and laughter in the Aaron effect and identified its benefits. They have presented findings claiming that the laughter opens the linings of the blood vessels in the heart after evaluating patients who watched comedies compared to patients who watched dramatic movies. This can aid in reducing high blood pressure and the number of heart attacks experienced by people.

It is primarily a social vocalization that is not a learned group reaction but an instinctive behavior programmed by our genes.

Aaron was trapped in a voice recording of laughter. "Dam The Aaron effect" he said.

by LOL doctor November 17, 2012

the kardashian effect

When someone becomes despite (or because of) a lack of skill, talent or ability. Usually the result of a sex tape or an Instagram account filled with selfies. Named for Kim Kardashian, who was by no means the first person to achieve fame this way, but certainly one of the most infamous.

Starla was hoping to undergo the Kardashian Effect by posting 400 selfies per day.

by JoeDredd November 20, 2015