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Mandela Effect

A brain infection that causes a person suffering from it to be physically incapable of admitting a mistake. Saying phrases such as "I was wrong" or "I must have misremembered" create an acute sensation of pain, so the sufferer will do everything they can to avoid speaking those words. A common symptom is the invention of fanciful theories about a Parallel Universe and/or Time Travel to explain away memory lapses. This is a communicable disease. As of yet a cure has not been discovered, though taking a break from one's smart phone and/or computer and taking a walk outside does seem to soften the severity of the symptoms somewhat.
Billy: Yo, what's up with Jimmy? Have you noticed that he can never admit when he's wrong about something, even when it's super obvious?
Zachariah: Don't be too hard on him, Billy, he has the Mandela Effect. His brain is all messed up.
Billy: Ouch, poor bastard! I guess I'm going to have to avoid him until he gets better -- the last thing I need right now is to catch that too.
Zachariah: Smart idea.
by Brain from Terra Incognita January 5, 2017
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Second Mandela Effect

The one quote where everyone thinks that Mandela said "our deepest fears" except that it was some random bitch from Texas
Person 1: Dude remember that quote Thomas Jefferson said? Like our deepest fears something something...

Person 2: No dude it was Mandela. I saw it on Akeelah and the Bee. Remember Keke Palmer. Dude she's so hot.

Random Nerd: ACTUALLY, it was Marianne Williamson who said that. This is called the second mandela effect.

Person 1 &2: Shut up nerd.
by pineappleisgood February 1, 2017
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Reverse mandela effect

When everyone around you know, and remember something you have no knowledge/recollection of.
Friend 1: Damn, did you hear that Prince died?

Friend 2: What? Are you serious?!

You: Wait, who's Prince?

Friend 1: What?! You've never heard of Prince? Everybody knows Prince!

Friend 2: Dude, you're experiencing reverse mandela effect.
by alednaM nosleN November 17, 2019
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Mandela Effect

A man made conspiracy theory used by fruity arse niggas that have very awful poor memory but blame it on a parallel universe or similar theories.
Hey Johno Fuck I'm positive I thought "Froot Loops" was spelt "Fruit Loops" it being spelt "Froot Loops" is crazy as fuck cunt - Nah mate you just lost the fucking plot it's always been Froot Loops the Mandela Effect is fake cunt"
by TheOnlyUrbanTruth March 7, 2017
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mandela effect

Historian: "You are eating a jar of Jif"
Pothead: "No, this is Jiffy"
Historian: "Ohhh, Mandela effect."
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Mandela Effect

saying that something is there when it really wasn't
James: Dude, didn't you know that Curious George has a tail?
Joe: you just experienced the mandela effect
James: what
by SebDoesDefinitions_ March 14, 2022
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Mandela effect

An event that happened to a lot of people like a whole generation. Where everyone remember one thing but it was never like that aka Remembering wrong. It doesn't seem to make sense though. Like as if a time loop or everyone is in a different universe. Often thought of to started in the 2010s as zoomers or gen Y were noticing that things are different now.
by 459395 May 26, 2023
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