Any film, video, or animation, that has had a history of causing normies to take an interest in anime, regardless of where or when it was made.
by TabsTheGreat May 21, 2019
by Solid Mantis January 27, 2017
A game (esp. role playing) that can lead to 'heavier' and more time-consuming games as addiction progresses.
At first Baldur's Gate was just a reprieve from the daily grind, but slowly I found myself lusting after more rpg's, even pen-and-paper type games. It was at then that I realized I was in the clutches of a gateway game.
by Necrotaur July 17, 2003
It is a song (a single) that brings people in to listen and causes them to explore the band/genre after listening. After getting into the band/genre, the gateway song does not seem as great anymore. Those kinds of songs are identified with the band and are usually not as great as the other songs that the band has written. Not to be confused with songs that are one-hit wonders.
Guy 1: Welcome Home is an awesome song by Coheed and Cambria.
Guy 2: Dude, that song sucks. It's just a gateway song. They have way better songs.
Guy 2: Dude, that song sucks. It's just a gateway song. They have way better songs.
by thetakedown August 14, 2010
A girl who is not exactly fat and not exactly skinny, but definitely attractive. Think "curvy." If she gained weight, she would be "fat," but she isn't yet. She's right on the border. Sex with her will widen (pun intended) one's tolerance range for weight, making heavier girls seem attractive as well. Eventually, the guy who sleeps with the gateway fatty becomes a full-on chubby chaser.
Rick: Dude, Amanda's hot.
Steve: Stay away from her! She's a gateway fatty!
Rick: But she's hot!
Steve: Yes, she is! And if you sleep with her, next thing you know you'll be sleeping with girls twice her size!
Steve: Stay away from her! She's a gateway fatty!
Rick: But she's hot!
Steve: Yes, she is! And if you sleep with her, next thing you know you'll be sleeping with girls twice her size!
by Mike March 20, 2008
That one friend of the group you want to be a part of, may be the ugly one or fat one. They instantly accept you due to low self esteem and you then take steps to move from fatty or ugly to the attractive ones or fun ones.
J: Hey I'm hangin with Lisa after work
K: Eww dude, shes like 350 lbs!
J: Don't worry, shes just my Gateway Friend. I'm getting closer to Vanessa and Kylie
K: Eww dude, shes like 350 lbs!
J: Don't worry, shes just my Gateway Friend. I'm getting closer to Vanessa and Kylie
by Santiago Falcon April 8, 2009
If you have ever wondered why right-wings ban anything, it is easily explained by this phenomenon. You see, once something deviant, yet harmless is 'experimented with,' it leads to a crazy hunger for anything slightly resembling the questionable treat! This leads to a destructive lifestyle, a lot of pain accompanied with a deteriorating physical appearance, and death!
Leftist Deviant Hippeh: "Why is pot bad?"
Right-wing Nutjob: "The gateway effect!!!11Shiftasdf!! One bad thing leads to another..."
LDH: (sarcastically) "Oh... I see! Pot is a gateway effect like gay marriage would be to marriage with animals, underage children, and middle-easterns!"
RWN: "Exactly!"
Right-wing Nutjob: "The gateway effect!!!11Shiftasdf!! One bad thing leads to another..."
LDH: (sarcastically) "Oh... I see! Pot is a gateway effect like gay marriage would be to marriage with animals, underage children, and middle-easterns!"
RWN: "Exactly!"
by BEEPBEEPIMAJEEP January 24, 2007