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 13, 2019

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Mulch Effect

The sudden unnoticed advancement of time when hanging out with a particular individual.

Wow, it’s 3 am already?! The damn Mulch Effect gets me every time I hang out with you!

by The Mountain Cat June 21, 2011

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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

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