The Patrick Effect

The act of correcting your posture because someone next to you is doing it perfectly.

Patrick was rumored to be a dude with such impecable posture that you could see people around him straighten their backs and stand taller. Whenever this happens you can call it "The Patrick Effect".

You see your friend straighten his back because someone next to him is sitting with perfect posture . You might say to him: «You just felt the power of "the Patrick Effect" dude»

by Idcortex August 5, 2017

Silksong Effect

Where a game is so good even pirates want to buy it

Person 1: What?! Pirates buy games now?!

Person 2: Yeah, its because of the Silksong Effect.

by Hexal424 October 22, 2025

The Lullaby of Broadway Effect

When somehow a simple annoying song can take you all the way through your musical theatre singing exam to LCM grade 6 or up

Paula: "Why don't we do White Cliffs of Dover! It can take you all the way to grade 6!"
Dan: "Thats just The Lullaby of Broadway Effect!"
Brook: "Yeah It Is!"

by SondheimSimp April 28, 2022

Conditioner Effect

When your friend makes up shit and acts like it’s a thing everyone knows about, but no, it’s not.

Dude, it’s the Shampoo effect. You’ve never heard of the shampoo effect.

No man, that’s not a thing. That’s the conditioner effect. You just made that up!

by Caiman1 March 31, 2019

The Chaparral Effect

When something that you would’ve never even imagined could become possible becomes possible. Things that are statistically impossible, but happen anyway.

The chaparral effect is real, I couldn’t believe my eyes when I checked my security footage from my small business and saw someone defecating in front of my shop at five in the morning on a random Monday.

by TheLoaners April 21, 2025

The Wifey Effect

Receiving a ball and chain gag during a bachelor party in embarrassing fashion and puking from the pressure.

The reality of getting married finally hit him so hard during his bachelor party it caused The Wifey Effect.

by imthejoe April 10, 2011

The amogus effect

Originating from the amogus meme that started in early 2021 and wouldn’t fall off popularity until mid 2022. A meme which doesn’t fall of popularity due to constant iterations of it which keeps the meme alive for much a much longer period of time.

P1: How has this meme not died yet?
P2: have you ever heard of the amogus effect?

by Startupedition April 11, 2024