Forgetting something or how to do something for a long period of time.
Kevon: I can't find my phone, it's been a couple days...
Jimmy: Sounds like you got the Dory Effect.
The perception that by digesting certain plants or vegetation, you will improve something about your physiology or health. Especially true if the plant has not been scientifically studied for that effect.
Someone told her that eating Canadian crunchberry will improve her psoriasis. She tried that and she thinks it works, but I think it's just the plantcebo effect.
The feeling that an action or object is more special/virtuous/valuable if it was performed or acquired while riding/driving in a KIA automobile.
"KIA --- the power to surprise." If you actually believe in the IKIA effect, you will certainly experience some "surprise", all right --- anything that happens while being transported by a KIA vehicle probably will not actually be any more amazing or notable than if it occurred in any other common brand of car.
A phrase used to refer to looking back on a past occurrence with context from the present and finding a new meaning.
Now that I know I'm transgender, I look at parts of my early childhood and see tons of signs that I never noticed until now. That's the Tinted Glass Effect.
When a states-person is saved by events beyond their control, normally the manifesting as a polling spike. Named for the effect of the Falklands War on the British 1983 General Election, and closely related to the Machiavellian concept of 'Fortuna'.
The Tory victory after the 2008 crash shows that the Falklands Effect still has a part to play.
When you're around Alex Granholm so much you naturally start to acquire big money.
"Been hanging out with Alex Granholm now I make $100M a week, they call it The Granholm Effect"
A person who refrains from illicit substances before the age of 18. Who then proceeds to full on junky by 25.
Oh mate be careful I think you’re taking part in the Dan Clark Effect