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Girl:"You know its all Bullshit right?"
Boy:"What is?"
Girl:"Your Medication"
Girl:"They're Placebo"
Boy:"What does Placebo mean"
Girl:"Placebo means Bullshit"
Placebo by ItzWeezy September 23, 2017

placeboware 

1. Software that prescribes to, but does not provides any value or enhancement.
2. Software that provides nonsensical increasing or decreasing values to system resources.
3. Software that suggests, but does not deliver any improvements to lifestyle, productivity or success.
4. Software that makes the user happier once it has been run.
Below are examples of placeboware, but this is by no means an exhaustive list:
Memory Optimizers / Managers / Cleaners / Defragmenters
Flash Disk Optimizers / Defragmenters
Operating Systems that require a single mouse button
placeboware by MarkRB November 13, 2009

placebo effect 

This is mind over matter; when somebody believes that something will happen to his health, it does even when it wouldn't have otherwise. This generally happens when doctors tell patients that their health will improve even though there's no logical reason to believe that; the patients' optimism then helps heal them.
The doctor gave Jimmy sugar capsules and told them it would cure his headaches; it did even though the capsules didn't do anything. Classic placebo effect!
placebo effect by iLikeSoup February 17, 2010

Placebo Day

"Placebo Day" is the unofficial holiday for fans of the rock band Placebo, held annually on 2 May. Its origin lies in a lyric from the band's song "The Bitter End": "We're running out of alibis/On the second of May."

The original group to have started this holiday seems to be the LiveJournal Placebo fan group "placebowhores" (placebowhores.livejournal.com) although it may have originated elsewhere.
"I'm going to listen to 'Nancy Boy' all day long this Placebo Day!"
Placebo Day by prettygolucky May 14, 2006
1. A fake drug that 'cures' whatever pain you have.

2. The best alternative rock band in the history of man kind.
1. Did you see that 'House' episode where Cuddy gave House that placebo? He has a real problem.

2. I've always wanted to go to a Placebo concert! Molko is the best!!
Placebo by Anonymous Stupidity January 23, 2009
1: an ineffective substance that is given to someone who thinks it will have a physical effect on them. Psychology dontcha know...
2: A band that makes the most sublime music i have ever heard. Beautiful, thumping basslines, spine tingling vocals and shuddering guitars....mmmmmm
1: A Placebo was administered to patients in an experiment to see if their illness was psychological or physical
2: My god Brian Molko is one sexy bitch......*goes over all schnoogly*
placebo by Pretty Vacant May 14, 2004