Westermarck effect

The Westermarck effect, or reverse sexual imprinting, is a hypothetical psychological effect through which people who live in close domestic proximity during the first few years of their lives become desensitized to sexual attraction.

The professor says the Westermarck effect is why incest is taboo.

by Ravenalien October 8, 2015

The Phenom Effect

The act of overusing a meme or joke to where it’s one of the only things you’re capable of saying. Also known as phenomenalization.

HypixelPhenom : NICE HAIR RIGHTEST
MetaHumans : Oh no bald rightest got the phenom effect!

HpixelPhenom : Bill Cosbying MrCreepyPlayz Bunghole
HowCouldYou : Shut the fuck up fatass

by HypixelPhucknom June 8, 2020

The Nook Effect

When you buy the latest piece of technology right before the next model comes out. Thus stuck with a piece of shit compared to the new model.

Sally: "John look I just bought this cool Nook e-reader!"
John: "Nice"
(2 days later)
John:"Hey Sally the new Nook just came out, didn't you just buy..."
Sally: "Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucccccckkkkk"
John: "The Nook effect"

by ThatoneRHSkid December 15, 2011

Prollywoke effect

When prollywokes broke ass casts a spell on you and you crash your car

Man 1:Ayo bruh did you hear that one mf crashed his car after talking shit about prollywoke
Man 2:shits that’s the prollywoke effect

by Woke has no car May 31, 2021

the Manduka effect

the process of making someone hate you enough to not want you to be around them

Zach used the Manduka effect so his band teacher would not want him back next year, See the reverse Manduka effect

by suckmynine December 27, 2009

Avaroe Effect

"Similar to the Streisand Effect but specific to YouTuber drama in where attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely by YouTubers." - Repzilla

Onision has triggered the Avaroe Effect.

by jkcl January 8, 2019

kyle effect

when everything just kinda sucks

The Kyle effect caused nothing to spawn in this warehouse

by macaronipizza July 29, 2017