The phenomenon of heightened human receptiveness to humour during the act of consuming water (or any drink). Supposedly first documented in the 1920s by British neurologist Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson, who noted the increased likelihood of choking and/or spillage owing to exposure to comedy stimuli while sipping/swigging/supping.
Alan: Hey, you know how everything's funnier when you're taking a drink?
Brian: No..
Alan: Yeah, you know, the Wilson Effect. Watch this... Hey! Colin!
Colin: Yes? *Takes a sip of his beverage*
Alan: Big fat cocks!!
Colin: *Splort!* You idiot! You made me slop my drink and a little bit went up my nose! That wasn't even funny!
Brian: Ah yes, the Wilson Effect.
Brian: No..
Alan: Yeah, you know, the Wilson Effect. Watch this... Hey! Colin!
Colin: Yes? *Takes a sip of his beverage*
Alan: Big fat cocks!!
Colin: *Splort!* You idiot! You made me slop my drink and a little bit went up my nose! That wasn't even funny!
Brian: Ah yes, the Wilson Effect.
by Howardinio June 7, 2009
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Jason's effrontery got the best of him last night. He got his head pounded-in after he exchanged a few heated words with a guy in an empty parking lot.
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a girl whose charms attract you to the point you fall in love with her, if not fully then almost.
she is attractive, flirty and very good with her speaking skills.
she is attractive, flirty and very good with her speaking skills.
by Adrija Effect June 22, 2021
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Girl: Hey did you get Ashley Tisdale's new album?
Guy: Ashley Tisdale is and actress not a singer
Girl: Well because of the Disney channel effect she is also a singer/ songwriter.
Guy: Well that's a bunch of bull...
Guy: Ashley Tisdale is and actress not a singer
Girl: Well because of the Disney channel effect she is also a singer/ songwriter.
Guy: Well that's a bunch of bull...
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Based on the idea of sex-starved sailors who would see manatees frequently and eventually they began to see them as mermaids.
It was also used in the TV show How I Met Your Mother.
Based on the idea of sex-starved sailors who would see manatees frequently and eventually they began to see them as mermaids.
It was also used in the TV show How I Met Your Mother.
Guy 1: "So you're going to be rooming with a chick next year? watch out for the mermaid effect, if you hang out with her long enough, you know you'll end up wanting to hit that."
Guy 2: "Nah man, she isn't hot and totally isn't my type."
Guy 1: "I give it three months."
Guy 2: "Nah man, she isn't hot and totally isn't my type."
Guy 1: "I give it three months."
by acadey April 3, 2011
Get the mermaid effect mug.A small village of approx. 12,000 in east-central Illinois, located at the intersection of Interstates 57 and 70. Known to many passers-through simply as "that town with the big white cross which for some reason is clad in white mobile home siding."
Acknowledged by some as the unofficial southern boundary of intelligent civilization in the state of Illinois. . .any farther south, better break out the banjo and raise the confederate flag.
The word "effingham" is commonly misconstrued as some permutation of a curse word by individuals unfamiliar with the city's meager existence.
Interesting factoid: Effigham High School's mascot. . ."The Flaming Hearts"
Acknowledged by some as the unofficial southern boundary of intelligent civilization in the state of Illinois. . .any farther south, better break out the banjo and raise the confederate flag.
The word "effingham" is commonly misconstrued as some permutation of a curse word by individuals unfamiliar with the city's meager existence.
Interesting factoid: Effigham High School's mascot. . ."The Flaming Hearts"
"I'm from Effingham."
"What? Are you serious. . .is that really the name of the town?"
". . .*sigh*. . .yes."
"What? Are you serious. . .is that really the name of the town?"
". . .*sigh*. . .yes."
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