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

poungs effect

when you and the homies share the same brain cell and do the same things at the same time without communicating it

N: Had some Taco Bell for lunch, eating some Domino's for Dinner.
C: BRO THAT'S WHAT I ATE TODAY TOO
N: BRO THE BRAIN CELL
C: POUNGS EFFECT

by richard takahaka May 15, 2021

The Chen Effect

To be the one that dies behind a teammate when that teammate should be the one to die in a video game.

While playing a video game, the player dies even though his teammates should have died first due to being the one that the enemy is targeting or should have targeted first. This effect occurs when one is unlucky enough to die first or be the only one to die when his friends/teammates should have been the one to die due to being in front of him/her.

Example:
* 2 Players enter a room and the enemy kills the second player but not the first *

Brandon: How did I die and you lived when I entered the room second?!?!

Tristan: LOL, that's the Chen Effect for you.

by EpicPants May 29, 2021

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 Rachna effect

A type of placebo where you become intoxicated from very little to no alcohol.

Rachna saw others drinking and became intoxicated herself, the rachna effect is strong

by Natwo November 28, 2021

The Alex Effect

Cancels out The Joseph Effect, a phenomenon that affects the quality of online matchmaking.

Oh no, we got The Joseph Effect in action.
Don't worry, The Alex Effect cancels it out!

by Lingulini February 19, 2022

Lisa effect

Lisa Effect (n). The positive change in someone's feelings from being bummed-out to being happy, because of a visit from or to someone named "Lisa". Recurring plot point in Scrubs (Season 2 episode 10, Lisa the "gift shop girl"), Cheers (Coach's daughter, 1982, (Season 1, Episode 5)), and Frasier (Lisa Maxwell, season one, the first 'Daphne'). All three examples are NBC products, maybe a coincidence. And don't forget Lisa Kudrow from "Friends". She is a go-to person when people are upset. Also NBC.

I felt like crap when I got up this morning, but got the Lisa effect at lunchtime, now I'm good to go.

by davebb July 31, 2007