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When a word becomes too overused as a joke, and it seemingly begins to grow unfunny to the point where ironically, it's funny; specifically overused in the game Quiplash.
Liam kept saying 'cum jokes', I blame The Quiplash Effect
When a movie star, confusing reality with one of their films, promises to save the world with a plot device that doesn't work.
The first known instance of The Costner Effect was when Kevin Costner told Congress a dedicated fleet of boats with his machines could protect the coastlines.
Being the underdog at a challenge or activity to the point where the other people in the challenge or activity want you to win and/or giving you a large advantage and/or letting you win.
This is NOT pity
Turg: "This is my 12th time being 5th in mario cart! I'm getting better!"
Everyone else "Okay guys this round we'll give turg a 30 secound headstart, and not hit him with any shells, Understand?"
Turg: "Wow! The Turg effect is so cool!"
1. When one sees a minor change in a piece of media that they enjoy and they rant and act like a bitch about it rather than growing the fuck up.
2. When you present a different preference in media and they scream at you because you don't like their preferred version.
I said I liked Ruby's Atlas design and she screamed at me for like an hour! She must've been hit with The Wolfy Effect!
An effect originating from the Godzilla franchise in its early days, because it was dubbed over the characters mouths didn't move in sync with the words
"why this video looking like it has the Godzilla Effect Broski"
When one adopts the persona of having a crush on someone not available to them (usually because they are fictional or along-dead historical figures) for the sake of a joke for so long that one develops a legitimate crush on them.
Named after a member of a history-themed discord server who acted as a chronicler of all the events occurring (this happens to be me lol).
Chronicler: I say Anna Komnene my beloved, but is it sad that I think I legitimately have a bit of a crush on her now?
Sokrates: Same, I think I might have actually got the Chronicler Effect. I 've got an actual crush on Belisarius as well!
When one person is stuck in a process or approval, and another person comes in and gets everything magically resolved.
Similarly, in sales, one person has been talking to a client about a solution, but cant get the deal done. Another person comes in to support the conversation and *poof* sale is made.
I've been struggling to get approvals from my client, so I brought in a peer who applied the subi effect. Problems solved.