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 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

The Cramer Effect

The so called "Crammer effect" is a phenomenon where the host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer, will announce that a stock/crypto will go one way, but the actual long-term outcome will be the absolute opposite of said prediction.

1: Oh man, I invested all of my money into Coinbase stock like Cramer said "Coinbase to $475" on his show Mad Money
2: Jim Cramer ? Have you never heard of the Cramer Effect ?
1: I guess I shouldn't listen to his advice anymore.

by LilGanja1337 May 11, 2022

Sprinkler Effect

A sudden mundane and useless event that happens in a movie, like a sprinkler going off, that makes the watcher laugh hysterically, regardless of the director's intentions.

"That scene where the guy parked his car in that movie gave off one hell of a Sprinkler Effect. I was rolling on the floor."

by Greenb3rg March 17, 2009

The Yeat Effect

When someone who hated Yeat's music at first, but after listening to 2 Alive, they instantly started praising his music.

"Yeat is such a horrible rapper... you can't even understand what he's saying"
"I don't know what you mean, listen to his 2 Alive album."

*literally 2 minutes later*

"Far out, Yeat is just too good, I have this shit on repeat, my twizzy"
"Just like I said, that's the Yeat Effect"

by ProtectedSquid April 27, 2022

Mom Effect

When you have a problem or lost something and ask someone else for help or to see and the problem is fixed or the lost item is found.

Of course when I ask you to help me find my shoes there right here, that’s the mom effect.

by kevnet May 20, 2021

The Vsauce Effect

A term used when you feel like you've learned a lot, yet nothing at the same time. It is based off of how many feel after watching Vsauce videos.

Jake: "I just finished watching that new movie review, it totally had The Vsauce Effect!"
Paul: "Yeah bro, I learned so much, but nothing at the same time! Crazy!"

by Niger Prince August 21, 2020