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Campanella Effect

The sense of almost boyish enthusiasm that comes over middle aged men when pursuing a hobby that requires expensive stuff and leaves non-hobbyists scratching their heads to figure out why it's so damned important. (Derived from Roy Campanella's observation about baseball: "You got to have a lot of little boy in you to play this game.")
When Jerry began talking about model railroading, it was easy to see the Campanella Effect in action.
by PaldanTheLesser October 22, 2011
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The manuchehr effect

To purchase something and then return it the next day.
Nick: dude, everything my dad buys he returns.

Zach: sounds like he has a bad case of the manuchehr effect.
by Ali Malekivash May 9, 2011
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Shuichi Effect

It's the action/belief that Shuichi Saihara looks attractive with and without a hat on.
"Hey Timmie, why do I think Shuichi looks fine with and without a hat on?"
"Well Tommy, it's because of the Shuichi Effect"
by 2benthusiast March 29, 2021
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ebay effect

When you get caught up in the moment of an auction or online purchase and buy something you don't really need.
Person 1: Uh why do you have 14 wine bottle stoppers?

Person 2: Ugh, i was shopping online and just had to have them, it's like my brain was taken over by the computer, stupid stupid ebay effect.
by Stoolie May 24, 2014
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The Diaper Effect

Wearing two pairs of underwear, so if you crap yourself, it will not leak through.
Steve may say he wears two pairs of underwear for a snug fit, but Ant knows its really for the diaper effect.
by This Condition October 28, 2010
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S-Effected

S-Effected (verb) 1: To die suddenly and horribly from gunfire to the head/chest for being in the wrong place at the wrong time or out of anger.

S-Effected (verb) 2: To be folded in half after death by a giant drone.
The dice maiden hates us, and so Nyssa was S-Effected halfway through her trial.

Nyssa walked into Ugly’s and was S-Effected for being a traitor.
by NarratorShay June 20, 2021
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the greendale effect

From the tv series community - An effect in which a person that doesn’t know what to do with there life is given Money by the dean of greendale community college and is Compelled to enroll in greendale to put purpose into there life. So the end up using the money the school gave them back to the school in exchange for classes. This method insures that the school keeps getting new students to trap inside the college
Dean: “here $500 for the taste I got of being powerful”.

Jeff: * Jeff whispers to the dean* “dean the school can’t afford 500—

Dean: “wait for it.“

Elroy: “I have no idea to do with the rest of my life now”.

Dean: “we offer a wide variety of classes”

Elroy: “I think I’ll check that out”

Dean: *to Jeff* “ Now that my friend, is the greendale effect”

Jeff: “I will never get out of here will I?”

Dean: “ I haven’t met many that do.”
by Varanm September 7, 2020
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