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The Urban Dictionary Effect 

An effect seen on Urban Dictionary, when the top 'Word of the Day" has more thumbs down than thumbs up. Typically caused by a troll's lack of understanding of a term, or hatred for the fact his term was not a Word of the Day.
"Wow! Farting at a Fan is a top word!

*Thumb down*

"Woah, this feels like The Urban Dictionary Effect.
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The Urban dictionary effect 

The Urban dictionary effect is
when you are searching urban dictionary, you become baffled when some definitions are surprisingly very good, politically correct, and contain actual fact.
Timmy: "dude, I was searching Urban dictionary last night and I saw the definition of Syria. It really touched me bro"

John: "HA GAAAAYYYYYY"

Timmy: "must be the urban dictionary effect"

John: "OR YOU'RE JUST A FA-"

Timmy: "shut up"

The Urban Dictionary Effect 

The phenomenon where people take urban dictionary words seriously, when in reality, anyone can put anything on this site.
"Woah, I didn't know that word meant something so weird."
"Chillll Erica, your falling for the Urban Dictionary Effect."

The Urban Dictionary Effect 

What happens when u'v replaced a social life for a computer, found this site then tried to reintroduce yourself back into society only to realize what u should've known in the first place...your a douche and no amount of "urban" lingo will ever change that!
Douche: Hey friend
Dudes: .......
Douche: I have this flirtationship I have to work on....later
Dude#1: What a fucking douche!
Dude#2: Its The Urban Dictionary Effect....Created a whole douche renaissance
Dude#1: *Takes his own life*

Dude#2 Now spends his days in Asia dodging std's and campaigning against the spread of douchyness with the popular campaign slogan "WTF". Through education and economic incentives all for the ultimate goal of reforming article 7 of the Rome Statue of the international criminal court to include Douchyness as a crime against humanity and therefore punishable by death.
Cigarette: Northern slang for a cigarette, used oft by mashed up mancunian ravers becasue of the resemblance of a hot(electric)stove to the end of a lit cigarette. Originated circa 1991 in the early halcyon days of the rave culture; we speculate during a drug fuelled hallucination by said manc.
'fuck me noel, i am bolloxed, is that a ciggy in your mouth, or the stove from me 'nans kitchen'/
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'
stove by anthony willison March 18, 2004
Word of the Day on August 4, 2026

Walky-Talky 

A derogatory term for able bodied people or people that can walk. This definition was coined by disabled influencer Valerie Weber
Person in wheelchair: “look at that walky-talky over there.”

Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha
Walky-Talky by odd muffin October 5, 2021
Word of the Day on August 3, 2026

Scrapnel 

(N) :
All pieces left over after an art project or home improvement.
"After we made the decorations for the party, there was 'scrapnel' all over the floor"
Scrapnel by IceSniper February 22, 2025
Word of the Day on August 2, 2026