Davos Effect

The Davos effect refers to when two high status people walk towards each other with no idea who is higher or should get out of the other's way.

It happens in environments where there are very high status people but with no hierarchical context or idea of who the others are.

The term was coined for the World Economic Forum (WEF), held in Davos. Because high status attendees are not allowed to bring an entourage, no one knows who is higher in status and they habitually walk into each other because everyone refuses to give way.

Those two CEOs just showed the Davos Effect, they walked directly into each other, neither knew who should get out of the other's way!

Davos Effect by Human Peacocking January 23, 2024

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The Daryl Davis Effect

Named after American musician, author, lecturer and Anti-Racism activist, Daryl Davis, The Daryl Davis Effect is when a racially prejudiced/racist person stops being prejudiced/racist towards a certain racial group after spending a lengthy time with a member or members of that certain racial group. Daryl Davis is said to have befriended and convinced over 200 members of the Ku Klux Klan to leave the white supremacist hate group over the last 30 years.

My brother left the KKK because of the Daryl Davis effect after he fell in love with a black girl during his 2 month vacation in Miami.

The Daryl Davis Effect by Elkrib June 18, 2023

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The Noah Davis Effect

When you have an extreme pull on woman where even after you dump they ass, they are stuck on you for at least 5 years, and become so obsessed they start creepin in ways you never thought possible.

"Man its been two years that girl still masturbating to him." "Yea we call that The Noah Davis Effect."

The Noah Davis Effect by Fatnutzack February 14, 2021

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The Caulin Davis Effect

The product of including someone in your band, only to realize shortly that your band now sucks horribly. Symptoms include excessively being made fun of, the odd desire to add two-stepping to all your performances, frequently getting the stinkeye from others, or just sucking all together.

Woah man, why is it every band that this guy is in sucks?

That, my friend, is The Caulin Davis Effect at work.

The Caulin Davis Effect by trololwut October 27, 2011

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church hurt

church hurt is where you experience a degree of distance, pain, or judgement from your church community. Essentially, you are just unable to “find your place”. This is prevalent in the Christian community, but can be extended to other religions.

Now that I am an adult I am beginning to heal from the church hurt that was inflicted on me as a child.

church hurt by PrincesaLatina21 May 1, 2022

Word of the Day on May 27, 2026

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honkin

Huge. Surpassing normal expectations.

I was fishing with a Spinner Bait and a HONKIN pike came after it and hit it . Felt like a lawnmower running over a brick.

honkin by R. LaJoy December 26, 2005

Word of the Day on May 26, 2026

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Stealthie

when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.

This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.

FRIEND A: "Did you just take a stealthie of me?"

FRIEND B (turning phone around): "no I was just using snapchat's new filter, see?"

Stealthie by gwenhyfar October 2, 2016

Word of the Day on May 25, 2026

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