Blue Ball Effect

When life teases you by getting your hopes up with something great, only to leave you hanging in the end.

Yo dude, I was about to nail that TikTok dance challenge, had my moves down and everything, but then my phone died mid-recording. That's the blue ball effect man.

by Turkeyleg7 February 11, 2024

The Arkham effect

When a fandom of a game, show or other form of media is left without content for a substantial amount of time the fanbase will start going through a period of insanity where they make memes and jokes that would not make any sense to a mentally sane person

Wow none of these memes make any sense they aren't even talking about the show

that's the arkham effect for you

by Koninja February 12, 2024

Downing-Kruger Effect

The Downing-Kruger effect is like the Dunning-Kruger effect, but specifically exhibited by people with Down Syndrome. It may be more apparent than usual due to the “stubborn” personality type commonly associated with DS.

My roommate kept nagging me a lot by saying I needed to take NyQuil, even though I actually had pinkeye and it wouldn’t have helped any. I know he thinks he’s caring for me, but he really doesn’t understand what he’s talking about. It’s not his fault though; he has Down Syndrome, so this is just the Downing-Kruger effect in action.

by Unstable Sub-Genius February 12, 2024

The Geometry Dash Effect

A phenomenon where a video game and it's community get no updates for so long that when it finally does get an update the community will lose all brain cells and create things in which most regular people could never comprehend.

Person 1: "The fuck is going on with those people, the game just updated!"

Person 2: "That's just the geometry dash effect doing it's thing."

by Lopadotemachoselachogaleokra February 17, 2024

Kleenex Effect

When a brand becomes so synonymous with a certain product that it replaces the product name itself

You know how no matter the brand of tissue, you call it a Kleenex? This is an example of the Kleenex effect

by NamesNotChris February 17, 2024

Kangaroo Effect

A social phenomenon where individuals or groups expend more effort and resources when progressing slowly towards a goal, as opposed to when moving swiftly and decisively. This mirrors the biological quirk of kangaroos, who use more energy to move slowly than they do at higher speeds due to their unique muscular and tendon structure.

The team experienced the Kangaroo Effect while working on the project; they were burning out during the planning phase, but once they started executing their tasks, they progressed much more efficiently.

by link1810181003 February 18, 2024

The Sisyphus Effect

When you've been trying and trying to complete a minor task, but failing every time and once you come close to finishing it or you actually finished it, you start retrying it again out of habit.

Person A gets close to finishing, but fails
Person A: NOOO, I WAS SO CLOSE!!
Person B: The Sisyphus Effect has taken another victim, honest skill issue.
Person A: fuck you

by QKKorri :P February 18, 2024