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
Get the jones effectmug. by spike l April 12, 2008
Get the Mass Effectmug. 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. "
"Bro 2017 was nearly 7 years ago, you're experiencing the 2020 effect. "
by anonymous October 9, 2023
Get the The 2020 Effectmug. 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.
by bigdickdragonslayer123 December 8, 2020
Get the Bogar Effectmug. 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...
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
Get the Placebeau Effectmug. The Luca effect describes the process of people assimilating with the incredible Luca due to spending an immense amount of time with him. They start picking up his behaviours as for instance smoking or eating a lot of meat and also his type of humour. The effect was observed and proven many times by his closest friends.
“I heard that juli has become a chainsmoker over the last few days.”
“Haha it must be the Luca effect!”
“Haha it must be the Luca effect!”
by mariosreittier August 22, 2023
Get the Luca effectmug. Man 1:Ayo bruh did you hear that one mf crashed his car after talking shit about prollywoke
Man 2:shits that’s the prollywoke effect
Man 2:shits that’s the prollywoke effect
by Woke has no car May 31, 2021
Get the Prollywoke effectmug.