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demo effect 

The fact of device working perfectly always except when demonstrated for an audience. Something unexpected that goes wrong only when someone else than just oneself is seeing.
Somewhat connected to Murphy's law.
Deal would have been easily closed but the machine developed a demo effect during introduction.
demo effect by Ristipiste December 4, 2010

Matt Damon Effect 

Visionary yo-yo dieting in which you sometimes appear very buff to your friends, and sometimes you appear very fat.
"What's going on with Steve? He had a beer belly last week, and now he has abs."
"I don't know man, I think he's having a Matt Damon Effect"

Damon effect 

When some tells you they procrastinating then you start procrastinating
That guy put the Damon effect on me
Damon effect by Y3ns October 10, 2023

The Damon Effect 

When a person (usually a boy) puts another person (usually a girl) high up on a pedestal. Usually resulting in them ruining themselves over the fact that the person most likely isn’t interested and ruins their relationship with them and/or ruins their relationship with their friends, significant other, etc.
Jordan? Yeah he’s in the Damon effect with Hailey.
The Damon Effect by Sippitysipsip January 17, 2018

Damon Albarn effect 

The moment a person has a angelic singing voice but has a goofball talking voice
1:You know 2d?
2:I love emperors, new groove
1:No from Gorillaz he has the Damon Albarn effect

2:What’s that?
3:it’s when a person has angelic singing voice but a goofball talking voice
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
Word of the Day on June 26, 2026