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

Bogar Effect

The process of shitting but only half way, and then proceeding to suck it back in and out to simulate another man, specifically Patrick Bogar, fucking you in the ass.

Yesterday I was taking a shit and I finally experienced the Bogar Effect, it was amazing!

by bigdickdragonslayer123 December 8, 2020

The 2020 Effect

Refers to the distorted perception of time experienced by those particularly of the mid to late Gen Z age group as a result of the 2020-2022 Covid 19 lockdowns.

"Crazy to think 2017 was only 2 years ago, feels like forever"

"Bro 2017 was nearly 7 years ago, you're experiencing the 2020 effect. "

by anonymous October 9, 2023

Placebeau Effect

Occurs when a girl thinks she has found a man that will make all her dreams come true. It doesn't matter about reality--because she views him as her 'beau'--she becomes oblivious to his shortcomings and is totally enamored with the smallest of things. Even a one-word text message becomes loaded with meaning for her.

(Girl looks at her phone and smiles, all dreamy-eyed)

Roommate: what's up? You look tooooo happy...

Girl: oh nothing, I just got the sweetest text from Cedric!

Roommate: (cynically) Really! What pearl of wonderfulness did he say, if you don't mind my asking..

Girl: (with stars in her eyes) he said "Sup!"

Roommate: (muttering quietly) It's the friggin' placebeau effect at work again...

by Belch Queen June 12, 2019

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

joselle effect

when someone’s overall vibe/presence seems intimidating at first but then you meet them in person and they’re smol

I met my professor in real life the other day and was so nervous but it was just the joselle effect and she’s actually really tiny

by beeeepboop23 April 6, 2022