The situation where an individual displays pictures of themselves online that do not reflect their actual appearance.
This often occurs when the individual manages what pictures others can see.
This often occurs when the individual manages what pictures others can see.
"Wow, that girl is hot!" (looking at pictures online)
"WTF, you're hideous?! (meeting face-to-face)
Clearly, this is an example of the facebook effect.
"WTF, you're hideous?! (meeting face-to-face)
Clearly, this is an example of the facebook effect.
by Jaffar321 November 29, 2009
Get the facebook effectmug. when you do something at lakeview academy and you dont want everyone to know, but they find out the next day even if its not humanly possible.
I didn't want everyone to know so i didnt tell a soul, but somehow alex turnage was talking about it the next day.
by wind talker of the aboriganees May 7, 2005
Get the Lakeview Effectmug. When a blazed person walks outdoors and it appears that buildings are coming towards him/her rather than him/her walking towards the buildings. This gives the illusion that the earth is a huge treadmill and the person is not moving from where he/her is walking.
Person A - God damn! it seems like the movie theaters is coming towards me even tho I'm walking towards it.
Person B - It's the treadmill effect.
Person B - It's the treadmill effect.
by RJ1992 April 20, 2009
Get the Treadmill effectmug. feeling better in the mistaken belief that facebook friends are exactly the same as real life friends. Similar in meaning and pronunciation to placebo effect.
Olya: "What are you talking about? I have heaps of friends! Being home alone every Saturday night gives me a chance to catch up with them on facebook."
Charles: "OMG, you are clearly suffering from the facebo effect".
Charles: "OMG, you are clearly suffering from the facebo effect".
by Thinkerman78 December 4, 2009
Get the facebo effectmug. A scientific theory which explains that regularly eating butter, even a small pat, will eventually turn you into a fat butterball.
At the 10 year High School Reunion.....
Gerard: Hey check out Sylvia, she's a total hefer! She used to be hot, what happened?
Chuck: Dude, It's called the Butterball Effect, all those empty fat calories have wreaked their damnable havoc on her once fine physique.
Gerard: Say what now?
Gerard: Hey check out Sylvia, she's a total hefer! She used to be hot, what happened?
Chuck: Dude, It's called the Butterball Effect, all those empty fat calories have wreaked their damnable havoc on her once fine physique.
Gerard: Say what now?
by Mr. Softey January 25, 2009
Get the Butterball Effectmug. To have your team win with out any explanation except for one average person who is always there when you win.
The Broncos went 1-4 in the first 5 games with one quarterback but then went 5-1 in the next 6 games with Tim Tebow which proves the Tebow effect.
by Crooked Mettlers November 28, 2011
Get the Tebow Effectmug. When something unimportant is ovrhyped by the media until it reaches the mainstream, even though it adds nothing of value. Named after everyone and their mother decided to start using Twitter.
I am so sick of seeing MTV showing Kings of Leon music videos. They're such a mediocre band. Clearly, they're beneficiaries of The Twitter Effect.
by Team_BBC June 15, 2009
Get the The Twitter Effectmug.