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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.
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Concrete cowboy 

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.
Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
Word of the Day on September 20, 2026
any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear
hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh
hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026
Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot 

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".
Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."
God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011
Word of the Day on September 18, 2026
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