Rural Dictionary

Sinclair effect

The cause given to an unfortunate sailing incident that occurred for no apparent reason.

It was the Sinclair effect that stranded the boat onto the lee shore; the boat was Sinclaired, hitting the bank and damaging the hull.

by Bootlegger Paul April 20, 2008

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bighead-effect

the big head effect is basically a really skinny girl whos head is bigger than her whole body

sarah jessica parker, hilary duff are considered to be under the bighead-effect

by beasty A June 25, 2006

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Balls Effect

The feeling a male gets after he is hit in the balls, feels like they went into ones stomach.

Dude, i got the balls effect after being punched in the nuts by that hooker.

by elpablo123 April 19, 2009

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The butterfly effect is a phrase that encapsulates the more technical notion of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory. Small variations of the initial condition of a dynamical system may produce large variations in the long term behavior of the system. This is sometimes presented as esoteric behavior, but can be exhibited by very simple systems: for example, a ball placed at the crest of a hill might roll into any of several valleys depending on slight differences in initial position.

sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory is commonly presented in this. "A butterfly flaps its wings in Japan which causes tiny changes in the atmosphere, which ultimately cause a tornado to appear half way across the world. This is where the term "The Butterfly effect" comes from.

by Postremo Scientia January 3, 2007

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The Markiplier Effect

A phrase stemming from the phenomenon when Markiplier makes a video about a game, and a massive tidal wave of teens and preteens rush to create an awful, cringy fan base.

Five Nights at Freddy's, Baldi's Basics and Bendy and The Ink Machine all fell victim to The Markiplier Effect.

by Clovey Lowey December 2, 2019

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