When a new idea/person/thing is introduced and everyone likes it at first, but slowly overtime people get tired of it to the point of flat out hating the subject.
by Amazing gerard December 4, 2020

To give a character in an adaptation achievements that other characters were responsible for in the source material or that outright didn’t happen in an effort to boost the character
e.g. Legolas in lord of the rings, hermione in Harry Potter
e.g. Legolas in lord of the rings, hermione in Harry Potter
hermiones wolf howl in the third film was so stupid, she doesn’t do it in the book, total Legolas effect
by Tattootweak June 24, 2019

When Sam feeds for first 30 minutes of a DotA game, only to come back by last hitting all the enemies he can.
Tom: "OMG Sam is feeding again on Sniper"
Darren: "Don't worry he'll come back from our god tier 9k plays later on and carry us"
Tom: "Thank fuck, I'm too retarded to carry us lategame"
Darren: ""The Sam Effect" it never ends"
Tom: "Fucking kill me"
Darren: "Don't worry he'll come back from our god tier 9k plays later on and carry us"
Tom: "Thank fuck, I'm too retarded to carry us lategame"
Darren: ""The Sam Effect" it never ends"
Tom: "Fucking kill me"
by Joe. King October 7, 2016

The effect a guy with a shady, wild past has on women that typically should work against him, but somehow gives him an advantage instead. This is most likely due to the guy having enough charm to override the negatives.
"Hey, doesn't that girl know he has a kid, a girlfriend, and three side girls?"
"Yeah, I told her. She didn't care though. It's like she wanted the dick more. The guy has The Sobo Effect."
"Yeah, I told her. She didn't care though. It's like she wanted the dick more. The guy has The Sobo Effect."
by Godzilla5000 May 12, 2015

A cognitive mind-fuck or cock-block referring to the experience of male sexual ineptitude and incompetence as a result of perceived presence of a holy man during desperate attempts to achieve erection resulting in embarrassment, this effect is often experienced in attempted outdoor sex and in rare cases when a man intends to posture as a victim therefore externalizing blame.
- Honey, I'm sorry I can't get it up... I'm a victim of the sikhman effect.
- It's OK, there is always another time.
- It's OK, there is always another time.
by sikhman June 30, 2021

When a girl is super pissed with her boyfriend but is too attached to him to dump his sorry ass, she's under the Randall effect
Dan: Dude, did you hear Matt cheated on Caroline but she didn't dump him?
Paul: Yeah, she's totally under the Randall effect.
Paul: Yeah, she's totally under the Randall effect.
by futureactiveparticiple February 12, 2015

by Keat65 January 8, 2020
