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When the mind encounters a face that by all accounts should be seen as incredibly strange looking, but instead interprets it as ridiculously attractive. This term is displayed strongly by, and named for, British actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
Girl one: "His cheekbones don't even make sense, and his head is so tall. He should be ugly. . . why am I aroused?"
Girl two: "It's the Cumberbatch Effect"
Girl one: "It's just like James Marsters all over again"
Girl two: "It's the Cumberbatch Effect"
Girl one: "It's just like James Marsters all over again"
by TheBabyBear November 02, 2011
May 3 Word of the Day
Internet persona(s) who happens to follow you and you happen to follow them back and maintain communication with and have a mutual liking for eachother whether it be friendship wise, etc. (Mutuals if more than one mutual)
Monica: Oh yay! I made a new mutual today because we started following & talking to eachother on twitter and we like eachother (so it seems).
by qtheresurrection March 25, 2015