The Boyle Effect

The surprise and delight experienced when something is significantly better than originally anticipated. As per Susan Boyle on Britain’s Got Talent. The judges and audience expected a poor performance based on Susan’s frumpy appearance, but once they heard her beautiful voice – were completely overwhelmed and duly erupted into rapturous applause. If Susan had been more ‘visually appealing’, they would have expected a good performance, and consequently been less moved by the experience.

Real Estate Agent: So....what do you think of the apartment, is it what you are looking for?

House hunter: I love it! I was not expecting it to be anywhere as good as this... the pictures didn’t do it justice. Where are the papers? I must sign up today. Do you think I could get a two year lease?

Real Estate Agent: Gotta love The Boyle Effect.... works every time!

by Grounds April 25, 2009

The Kanye Effect

Whenever an artist collaborates with Kanye West he brings out his best performance due to the pressure of being next to such a legendary artist or rather the atmosphere that Kanye creates in the studio during the making of his projects.

-ayo man this shit fire I've never heard "x artist" spit like this before
-yeah man, that's the Kanye effect

by drinkwaterafterdrinking September 5, 2021

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

Urinal Effect

The Urinal Effect is based upon an individual's inability to properly maintain control of their stream at a urinal. The Effect compounds upon itself as proceeding individuals are forced further away from the urinal as the lake of urine continues to grow beneath their feet. The theoretical size of the resulting lake is infinite, until properly sanitized by a janitor.

"Dude, there was a horrible Urinal Effect in the Cici's bathroom. I had to stand 5 feet back."

by Casper's Nut May 29, 2018

The Stubba Effect

The Stubba Effect is when you run 5 in the back.

I use The Stubba Effect in Fifa 22.

by Stubbas fan page April 15, 2022

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

IPR Effect

When a man is in a school with almost all guys and finds most, if not all the handful of girls attractive due to the lack of diversity in the female population.

I find this girl really attractive but I'm afraid it's just the IPR effect

by Its_Gerard10 March 11, 2016