when one becomes angry or uninterested in something because everyone else is doing it, loving it, sharing it, hyping it, etc.
George became a victim of the hipster effect when he couldn't watch Game of Thrones because everyone else was so excited about it. George became furious and would often act out in internet posts.
by Kemystboy June 11, 2013
Get the Hipster Effectmug. by Dis Cleavage Tho October 13, 2017
Get the Sound effectsmug. When you hear a person sing, and their voice is so beautiful that they suddenly become extremely attractive, even if you didn't think so before. This is applicable to women or men with sexy voices, even though sirens are technically female.
This phenomenon is named after the lusty, half-bird, half-woman sirens of Homer's "The Odyssey." They beguile sailors with their seductive serenading, only to bring the poor individuals to their deaths. The siren effect uses singing to deceive (albeit unintentionally), having the potential to give average-looking persons a façade of sexiness, "luring" others in.
For instance, this is the reason (or one of the reasons) the Phantom in all musical productions of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" always manages to be sexy.
This phenomenon is named after the lusty, half-bird, half-woman sirens of Homer's "The Odyssey." They beguile sailors with their seductive serenading, only to bring the poor individuals to their deaths. The siren effect uses singing to deceive (albeit unintentionally), having the potential to give average-looking persons a façade of sexiness, "luring" others in.
For instance, this is the reason (or one of the reasons) the Phantom in all musical productions of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" always manages to be sexy.
Broadway Fan 1: "Oh, my God, Ramin Karimloo is so sexy, even when he's playing a deformed man!"
Broadway Fan 2: "I completely agree, and the siren effect just adds to it. That voice is so seductive!"
Person 1: "Man, Sarah Brightman is so beautiful!"
Person 2: "I don't know, man. I think it's the siren effect."
Person 1: "Well, maybe it's both."
Student 1: "You know, I never found Matt that attractive before, but then I heard him sing. I think I'm in love!"
Student 2: "I know, right? It's a perfect example of the siren effect."
Broadway Fan 2: "I completely agree, and the siren effect just adds to it. That voice is so seductive!"
Person 1: "Man, Sarah Brightman is so beautiful!"
Person 2: "I don't know, man. I think it's the siren effect."
Person 1: "Well, maybe it's both."
Student 1: "You know, I never found Matt that attractive before, but then I heard him sing. I think I'm in love!"
Student 2: "I know, right? It's a perfect example of the siren effect."
by AnIrishGirl December 12, 2013
Get the The Siren Effectmug. When a bullheaded person is ill-trained, in charge, and singlemindedly opposes a large team of intelligent dissenters, and this stubborn decision causes severe loss, that is the J.R. effect
Usage note: The J.R. effect is often preceeded by what is known as the chewbacca defense.
Usage note: The J.R. effect is often preceeded by what is known as the chewbacca defense.
Everyone told him not to heat the lava lamp on the stove, but he explained the model of the chemical structure of the subatomic particles and the flashpoint reaction -- we don't know what the fuck he was talking about. Anyway, now he's dead with a shard of glass through his heart as a result of the J.R. effect.
by Coder February 8, 2005
Get the The J.R. Effectmug. Billy's Ex: Billy gots a huge dick!!
Billy's Current gf: 3.5 inches is big to you?
B. E.: I remember it hurting though...
B. C.: That's because he fucked you in the ass and you're suffering from the mandingo effect
Billy's Current gf: 3.5 inches is big to you?
B. E.: I remember it hurting though...
B. C.: That's because he fucked you in the ass and you're suffering from the mandingo effect
by King PaulWall November 7, 2019
Get the Mandingo effectmug. A Theory within a paradox between people where they feel utterly cringed or disgusted by another’s features or actions but where they are both equally as cringe or disgusting as one another.
The Minging Effect Theory:
“oh my! Your filth rinks”
“I was just only thinking of the same thing about you?”
“oh my! Your filth rinks”
“I was just only thinking of the same thing about you?”
by RowdyRando November 15, 2022
Get the The Minging Effectmug. Chris: Did you hear what happened to Andrew?
Victor:Yeah, I heard he’s a victim of The Madison Effect
Victor:Yeah, I heard he’s a victim of The Madison Effect
by Nah dick April 16, 2021
Get the The Madison Effectmug.