by Arley April 11, 2004

by Energy Turtle December 30, 2007

One of the cooler kids on the internet, ie, me. Plays Unreal Tournament 2004 and designs websites; posts a lot on the AtariCommunity UT forums, Appleinsider forums, and Inside Mac Games forums.
No, I'm not really this egocentric.
No, I'm not really this egocentric.
by placebo February 11, 2005

This is mind over matter; when somebody believes that something will happen to his health, it does even when it wouldn't have otherwise. This generally happens when doctors tell patients that their health will improve even though there's no logical reason to believe that; the patients' optimism then helps heal them.
The doctor gave Jimmy sugar capsules and told them it would cure his headaches; it did even though the capsules didn't do anything. Classic placebo effect!
by iLikeSoup February 17, 2010
