jones effect

Often used as a sales term to describe how to motivate a potential buyer to buy based on what other people are doing. Also referred to as "Keeping up with the Jones's."

Salesperson: "I just came from Mr. Jones and he liked my product so much he bought three." This is an example of the Jones Effect.

by jay-b-c May 18, 2009

Mass Effect

Mass effect was published by bioware and is a great game, rpg

Boy: omg MASS effect IS THE BEST RPG-Roleplaying game EVER!

by spike l April 12, 2008

poungs effect

when you and the homies share the same brain cell and do the same things at the same time without communicating it

N: Had some Taco Bell for lunch, eating some Domino's for Dinner.
C: BRO THAT'S WHAT I ATE TODAY TOO
N: BRO THE BRAIN CELL
C: POUNGS EFFECT

by richard takahaka May 15, 2021

Lorch Effect

The intoxicating sexual attraction felt towards an individual named Anthony Lorch. This attraction applies to heterosexual females and homosexual/bisexual males.

'Dude did you see that girl? She couldn't take her eyes off you?'
'Yeah, the Lorch effect at play again. It's autonomous'

by Lorchay September 4, 2018

The Axxki Effect

When Axxki or a teammate brings up the fact that your stack is on a winning streak and then you lose the game next ending the streak forever...

Noooo you talked about the WINNING STREAK NOW THE AXXKI EFFECT WILL HAPPEN!

by Axxki February 14, 2021

Stonewall Effect

When members of a marginalized community with a reputation for not defending itself actually defend themselves in a way that sparks not only immediate resistance, but also a long-term movement for equality. Derived from the Stonewall Riots of June, 1969, which are generally regarded as a turning point in the history of LGBT civil rights activism throughout the world.

When the kids from the Glee Club gave the guys from the football team a sound thrashing, it triggered a stonewall effect throughout the school, and nothing was ever the same again.

by PaldanTheGreat May 25, 2011

Verhoeven Effect

A tendency of poor attempts at satire to backfire, inadvertently creating characters or symbols which people, often including the targets of the satirical work, find genuinely relatable or admirable.

You know, Ron Swanson is actually pretty based. Guess that's the Verhoeven effect for you.

by JohnnyRicoFromBuenosAires March 17, 2021