The Kaila Effect

When you hang out with someone and your popularity increases because they only associate with perceived “cool” individuals

Ever since I’ve started hanging out with her I’ve been experiencing the Kaila Effect

by juliancasabl June 17, 2025

The leader effect

A political and psychological phenomenon where people hate a leader, vote or fight to remove them, then later start wishing they were back in charge — usually after experiencing disappointment with their replacement.

The cycle goes like this:

1. “This leader is awful!”

2. “Let’s get someone better.”

3. “Wait, this is worse.”

4. “Maybe the old guy wasn’t so bad after all…”

5. “We need him back!”

This happens with dictators, presidents, prime ministers — anyone in charge. The Leader Effect is fueled by nostalgia, frustration, instability, and unrealistic expectations.

"Some Iraqis missing Saddam is a clear case of The Leader Effect."

"Voters switching from Trump to Biden, then wanting Trump back shows The Leader Effect."

"After Gaddafi’s fall, Libya went into chaos — The Leader Effect appeared again."

by Minusone July 19, 2025

Hammer Effect

The Hammer Effect refers to the anger and pain of utilizing the Valve Hammer Editor with its frequent crashes and errors.

Person 1: When Hammer crashes he gets so angry!
Person 2: Yeah, it's the Hammer Effect.

by T. Cassius October 14, 2021

AI boxing effects

When some one thinks that they are cool because they do boxing and think creed2 was based on them. Stage 3 of will hall disease

Hey guys you know creed 2

Yes
It was based on me
Crap he has AI boxing effects

by Yahyeeteth February 3, 2019

Umpa-Effect

An affect that occurs whenever Umpa is nearby, giving you the ability to overperform.

"Holyshit, they are not that good. Must be the Umpa-Effect"

by UmpaPumpa May 13, 2022

aka effect

When a girl has joined a sorority and immediately starts acting as if she is better than everybody else and sort of like an asshole more than a woman of class.

I can't believe the aka effect has already gotten to Kira, she used to be so nice.

by therealdeal.com13 June 5, 2016

Futurama effect

The effect caused by an artificial and arbitrarily imposed wait on an action you're waiting for a human to process even though it could and should be completely and totally fucking automated in 2021. The human in question at the end of the waiting period will literally pick up a clipboard or look at some excel sheet and click process on some 90s looking terminal program to make whatever you're waiting for happen and ultimately relieve you of the agony. Named after the Futurama storyline of them unfreezing people after x amount of years have passed from their death.

- Hey Marge, that international wire transfer you were waiting for has finally came through after 20 days, must have been a mess to process for them.
- Nah, I think we're just unknowing victims of the futurama effect.

by nordurljosahvida December 23, 2021