The act of making up the name of an effect in order to prove a point that is otherwise completely non-sensical and inaccurate.
John: If one of those oxygen tanks explodes, all the others beside it will explode as well.
Valerie: That makes no sense at all.
John: Yes it does, its the scoomp da loomp effect.
Valerie: That makes no sense at all.
John: Yes it does, its the scoomp da loomp effect.
by Scezchuan Aardvark November 1, 2010