When an actor, like Antony Starr, melds into their role so perfectly, like Homelander, the two identities are inseparable. May or may not dictate acting career to similar characters in other movies, shows or videogames. Other examples are Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo Fring, RDJ as Tony Stark, and Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator.
Friend one: I saw Antony Starr across the street last week and was lowkey scared that he was going to fly into the air and Lazer eye someone
Friend two: ah, classic Homelander Effect.
Friend two: ah, classic Homelander Effect.
by FreshlyXpyr3d July 15, 2022

When a song is bad but you hear it enough times that it starts to grow on you. named after Chris Jerichos AEW entrance song
by Joan Saperstein October 4, 2021

by Lashon Marie February 7, 2018

When someone starts doing something questionable as a joke only for it to then turn into a common occurrence
by Mastro1363 April 30, 2021

When all you can do is hit the goalposts in Rocket League. This occurs when you take a shot and the ball somehow always hits the outer rim of the goal.
by earIyy June 23, 2019

When you think it's the Mandela effect, but resulting from autism you mistake it for the Madonna effect.
"hey man, you messaged me to play red dead" "no i didn't, I think your experiencing the Madonna effect"
by Logan Madonna Gitlarski April 13, 2020

when you watch the first episode of a show and begin obsessively watching it, sometimes learning all the actors names and trivia about the show.
Guy 1: Yeah, i just watched 8 episodes of The Wire in one sitting.
Guy 2: You’re under the Sopranos Effect.
Guy 2: You’re under the Sopranos Effect.
by GregoryJacobs May 8, 2021
