The time when you start to like the first person you meet on a dating app and it feels like you just got RKOed by John Cena
Home Boy: Omg, In in love with this girl I found on eHarmony!
Me: Mhm, when did you talk to her
Home Boy: Yesterday
Me: You just got hit with the John Cena Affect
Me: Mhm, when did you talk to her
Home Boy: Yesterday
Me: You just got hit with the John Cena Affect
by Whale_Boss69 May 9, 2017
Get the The John Cena Affectmug. A way of representing the idea that two different things or concepts are essentially the same, despite minor differences. It's often used humorously to downplay differences that might be seen as trivial or inconsequential.
Origin: Coined by a Greek malaka in London
Origin: Coined by a Greek malaka in London
by Vociferous Vandal June 14, 2024
Get the John Johnnymug. a term to insult a person who has john in their name, usually said to people who hate being called john.
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Get the Johnmug. by wafflespot December 23, 2020
Get the st. johns orphanagemug. When members of the public excuse a celebrity's crimes or immoral behaviour because they are huge fans of that celebrity, yet criticise someone else for doing exactly the same thing.
It is named after the British disc jockey, John Peel, who admitted to having sex with underage children, and who, after his death, turned out to have got a fifteen year old pregnant, and who started dating two of his wives when they were just fifteen years old. If John Peel had lived longer, he would have gone to prison, but because people like how he was a disc jockey who played interesting music, they overlook that, and there is even a stage at Glastonbury named after him. Conversely, the same people will criticise less appealing celebrities who did less bad things.
It is named after the British disc jockey, John Peel, who admitted to having sex with underage children, and who, after his death, turned out to have got a fifteen year old pregnant, and who started dating two of his wives when they were just fifteen years old. If John Peel had lived longer, he would have gone to prison, but because people like how he was a disc jockey who played interesting music, they overlook that, and there is even a stage at Glastonbury named after him. Conversely, the same people will criticise less appealing celebrities who did less bad things.
People hate Woody Allen, but love Prince who did exactly the same thing and even had a child with his adopted daughter. That's just the John Peel effect.
Sean Connery admitted that he often slapped women around the face to put them in their place, but people cried when he died - that's the John Peel effect.
There's a real John Peel effect going on with David Bowie - he's worse than Rolf Harris, but everyone still loves him.
Sean Connery admitted that he often slapped women around the face to put them in their place, but people cried when he died - that's the John Peel effect.
There's a real John Peel effect going on with David Bowie - he's worse than Rolf Harris, but everyone still loves him.
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Get the John Peel effectmug. by Real Human Person July 28, 2023
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