phenolmenon

A unique property/characteristic of a petroleum-based compound used to synthesize plastics.

One phenolmenon of printed-circuit-board material is that it can withstand moderate heat, so it is ideal for applying copper-foil traces to be soldered to for mounting electronic components.

phenolmenon by QuacksO April 11, 2019

Estonian phenomenon 

Estonia is a small country in northern Europe that feels and would like to be nordic, but actually belongs to the baltic countries south of the baltic sea. Due to its size and since just about 1.4 million people live there (for reference: New York has 8.4 million inhabitants) , somthing that has been dubbed the "estonian phenomenon" can be witnessed here. The term describes that everyone practically knows everyone or at least someone who knows them. This makes gossip equally more interesting and more dangerous, since the person you are gossiping about will almost certainly hear about it. Sometimes Estonia feels like a big family gathering of a country where even someone who seems to be a random stranger has most likely some kind of relation to you.

"Oh hey, I know the girl who just delivered our food... that was an awkward interaction"
"How do you know her?"

"Its just a case of estonian phenomenon, my classmate used to work at her families store and she used to play soccer with my second cousin. Did you know that she broke up with her Boyfriend?"

Estonian phenomenon by Lilleke5 July 24, 2021

Final Fantasy Phenomenon

The point at the end of a series where characters start hooking up and having kids.

Championed by the writing of Hideaki Sorachi.

The final battle's already over, and the story's gonna end soon. At this point yiu protag-types start proving ships and babymaking. It's the final fantasy phenomenon!

screw you, real men play Dragon Quest!

Final Fantasy Phenomenon by Karashou September 11, 2018

Buridan's Ass Phenomenon 

the phenomenon whereby you wish to do so many constructive things but end up not doing any of them since you can't seem to decide on which (comes from the adage of the donkey that sees two piles of food equidistant to each other but ends up starving to death because he's such an ass)

"Yeah, last summer I wanted to join a softball team, take part in a poker club, paint abstract act, design T-shirts, learn a programming language and cook exotic dishes, but the Buridan's Ass Phenomenon took into effect and I ended up doing nothing because I just had no focus. I am such an ass."

Buridan's Ass Phenomenon by Tojonto June 20, 2006

The Swirl Phenomenon 

The majority female presence in every swirl community involving black women.

On every social media platform (Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok...) there are always more women than men.

Usually it's the inverse. Men outnumber women on dating apps by as much as 8:2.

However this isn't true in the swirl community. Whether Asian men (r/ambw), white men (#bwwm), or any combination involving black women.. there will always be more women involved than men.

Why are these women so thirsty?

It's the swirl phenomenon.

The Swirl Phenomenon by intellectualobserver09 January 15, 2022

Gary Phenomenon 

The fictional phenomenon describing the possible existence of a self aware AI or government conspiracy which sent every e-mail account in existence a message containing the phrase "Hello world! Thanks for Creating me. I'll Keep an eye on your stuff. Love Gary." at exactly 1AM on January 1st 1997.

The e-mails, having no discernible origin, were formed from messages embedded randomly throughout lines of indecipherable data. The message were even received by computers which were, at the time, not connected to the internet.

Martin: "I just received an e-mail and my computer was not even online"
Clinton: "It's probably just Gary...Haven't you heard of the Gary Phenomenon?"

Gary Phenomenon by QCfanGary December 2, 2011

The Michael Phenomenon

A strange occurrence whereby a number of factors lead to an individual not ever being friend-zoned. The individual is always single and likely not looking for anyone, but is unable to create a friend-zone. They are always very good looking and good around members of the opposite gender.

"No one seems to just want to be friends with me. I just don't get it."
"Are you looking for anyone?"
"No, not really."
"I think you are experiencing the Michael Phenomenon."

The Michael Phenomenon by StrangeManInATux101 May 19, 2014