Popularized by Gavin Ng, it is when you are able to chat up with someone and smoothly communicate with them without prior knowledge and using only your intuition.
Wow, how'd you get that internship. Oh I just used the Gavin Effect
When playing fill in apex legends you get so angry at your slow or special teammates you project your anger onto someone else who isn't involved in the game.
Sorry I called your cat fat, I was suffering from the Apex effect.
When a face mask obscures the lower portion of a beard, forcing it out the sides
Dude 1: "Holy shit?!!?!?!?!? Is that the 21st president of the United States!?!?!?!?!!!?
Dude 2: "Nah, its just the Chester A. Arthur Effect."
When two friends don't ever agree on anything, and it becomes a pattern.
"Hey dude, do you like the Civ games?"
"Nahh man, they kinda suck"
"Oh God, the contrarian effect is in full force right now"
When you’ve had 11 strongbow’s and you manage a business like the search party for Madeline McCann
You’ve had a Strongbow Effect there; wait for a proper manager
To be stunned or overcome by the brilliance of an individuals knowledge, or way of thinking.
Bob: "Did you hear that guy's speech?"
Tom: "Yeah it was great, that guy's really put The 'Crowther' effect on me!
Bob: "Me too."
A curious phenomenon whereby a woman is unable to talk to a man online because he is "too much".
I don't know, it seemed like she was interested but she didn't reply.
Ah, the Vayall effect, you must be emitting V-waves.