Daniel Penny Effect

The phenomenon observed where bystanders will ignore, film or otherwise not get involved in an emergency or life threatening situation involving innocent people out of fear of legal prosecution or physical harm.

First referenced by news outlets in the aftermath of a woman on a NYC subway getting burned alive by an illegal migrant.

"Invoking fears of legal backlash, the Daniel Penny Effect loomed large as bystanders watched helplessly during a horrifying Brooklyn subway attack where a woman was set on fire."

by average_daffy_duck December 26, 2024

Penny Chavez

Penny Chavez. A person who is always on crack very crazy. She can be a very chaotic person but everyone still loves her. Penny is the real icon.

Penny Chavez why are your eye red?

by carolthmenace December 15, 2021

Throwing pennies

Yeah, you see what I'm talking about, right?

Hym "My social interactions serve no purpose other than to be reported on for later reference. Throwing pennies... Berating my manager for 5 straight minutes... I told a guy he was nothing. They'll let me get away with doing anything just to keep doing what they're doing. I mean, they'll placate me but it doesn't actually pay to engage with them. If they're not propping up some strawman or some reductio ad absurdum regarding the meta narrative of my life, they really don't have shit to say to me anyway."

by Hym Iam May 29, 2024

Penny tree

When you have some much butt hair with dingle berries hanging from it that it resembles a tree growing pennies and the flake off in the toilet

Damn it there are pennies in bad Derek must have a penny tree

by Oceandining August 28, 2025

bent penny

Aka lead piece or screamer, it's general slang we trumpet players use for that f***ing shallow mouthpiece each of us have in our cases for when we have to play anything that's high, loud, and in your face.

Or when we have to make your mom cum on the horn and/or after. Especially when her name is Penny.

My "bent penny" is a Marcinkiewicz Bobby Shew 2. Oh, say hi to your mum for me.

by AdenosinePush January 4, 2012

Riley Penny

A stupid goofy ahh man in grade 8.

Riley Penny is goofy

by BUNGERBUNGERBUNGERBUNGERBUNGER May 19, 2023

Penny Press

A penny press is someone who always has to chime in and say some half-fact nonsense. They try to act smart and seem like they know stuff but, the “stuff” is worthless like a penny. Think of one of those penny machines where you put two in and one squashed penny comes out.

“She’s just a penny press, always putting in her two cents and not contributing to the conversation”
“What you’re saying is useless, stop being a penny press”

by BluePug May 27, 2022