The Green Hill Effect

When a piece of media uses a part of their past (an era, setting, etc) in order to gain more positive reactions from its fan-base through nostalgia and familiarity. This reaction stays until the novelty wears off & the fans gets tired of it.

"Billie Piper is the new Doctor Who!"
"Oh my god, when will they stop bringing back old characters? This is just The Green Hill Effect happening again!"

by tha_drug June 3, 2025

Christopher Columbus Effect

(noun)

1. When a player’s enjoyment of a survival or exploration game is ruined because someone else discovered or built something first. It’s not about competition—it’s about the emotional need to feel like the first to explore it themselves.

“Bro, I wanted to find that cave myself—total Christopher Columbus Effect.”

by TheBigAhh June 8, 2025

Miriam Effect

When someone from outside a community discusses with someone from inside a community regarding said community but they recall the info from a famous person (I.e. philosopher, influencer, etc). Named after Orthodox Jewish influencer Miriam Malnik-Ezagui.

Shlomo: So you see….on Shabbos–
Mahmoud: Say no more I learned all about it from Miriam.
Shlomo: Ahhh the Miriam effect……

by thenabster126 June 10, 2025

GumW effect

the processing of transitioning from male to female and getting a random burst of freakiness

fnlp: flowkool lowkey has the "gumw effect"
merffin: i like kids

by Finleap June 12, 2025

The Khloe Effect

It’s when a lover or friend is leaving for hours on end without a reply and then acting clueless

My girlfriend is giving me the Khloe effect

by MrCharcole June 12, 2025

Geek Effect

The sensational feeling after taking any form of drugs. It is also a term used to describe how extremely happy a person is feeling

"My bro, I guess that Geek Effect really has me at this point"

by 024REPUBLIC April 2, 2024

Twitter Funnel Effect

When two people on the Twitter platform have two contradictory opinions, only for someone to say that the same two opinions came from one entity; thus the person labeling that entity as a walking contradiction.

Person 1: Why is it that Twitter thinks that cats are great, but then says that cats are the worst creature on Earth?
Person 2: Dude, I think that’s just the Twitter Funnel Effect in play. Those are Tweets from two different people.

by FoxofGrey April 3, 2024