by EstebanP December 6, 2008
The Ellis Effect is a theoretical hypothesis involving the ability of men named Ellis. The effect describes thier uncanny ability to cause others to drink excessive amounts of alcohol. They are essentially drinking catalysts. Be very careful when drinking around an Ellis. We do not have enough data to fully understand the extent of their charisma on others.
"We tried to collect observational data on The Ellis Effect, unfortunately he drank all the data."
Friend 1: "what happened to you last night?"
Friend 2: "I got way too plastered because I got caught in The Ellis Effect."
Friend 1: "what happened to you last night?"
Friend 2: "I got way too plastered because I got caught in The Ellis Effect."
by The unmatched word of god February 10, 2021
Refers to the popularity of any given artist based mostly upon the samples taken from their songs, or remixes by other musicians of that artists songs. In these cases, the remix will often times be more popular than the Artists original song.
"The original song is ok, but the TRAP version by Baauer is so sick, it gives the original the Ellie Goulding Effect."
by Marginally Acceptable May 14, 2013