the stepfather effect

When one party works hard to build something and another party steps in at the last minute to finish the job and claim the work as their own.

Franchise used the stepfather effect to receive full credit for work he did not do by himself.

by Franchise01 December 25, 2017

Kas-effect

When a person consistently gets rewarded for no reason other than being a “good lad”

A likeable lad gets promoted to a role they didn’t apply for while sipping a beer on a beach in Italy. That’s the Kas-effect

by Hoochiscraazy August 06, 2021

The Andrew Effect

A phenomenon in which a persons dating life is full of people who, at some point, becoming transgender.

Person 1: Hey did you hear about Miles? all of his girlfriends are dudes now!
Person 2: He must have The Andrew Effect!

by nectortdrinker August 23, 2023

The GD Effect

whenever something popular references about something niche, that niche thing will be overridden by fans of the popular thing, this happened most in Geometry Dash where you can choose songs from Newgrounds. Usually when a level got popular the comments of the Newgrounds song would be flooded with "Anyone here from ____??"

"Many people started to flood madness combat videos because of the fnf vs tricky mod."
"That sounds like The GD Effect"
"What?"

by Mayo78 June 10, 2021

minecraft effect

The over saturation of a media franchise so extreme, that potential fans are dissuaded from enjoying the franchise simply because of the behavior of its fans.

"Five Nights At Freddy's is really suffering from the minecraft effect now. The fanbase ruined it for me!"

by fuckaduckyduck January 14, 2018

Minecraft Effect

When a property starts out insanely popular, but then the general consensus is that it's not popular or not cool, and then later it's insanely popular again and (usually) stays that way

"I used to really like Five Nights at Freddy's, then I hated it, now I like it again" -Luna
"Ah yes, the old Minecraft effect" -Christine

by Sharbio June 04, 2021

MEGALOVANIA Effect

When a song becomes so iconic, it can be identified by the first few notes alone.

Named after the song "MEGALOVANIA" by Toby Fox.

Person 1: Hey, check out this song I can play on the piano.

Person 2: Okay.

*Person 1 plays the first notes of Never Gonna Give You Up*

Person 2: That's a MEGALOVANIA Effect if I've ever seen one. Goddammit.

by WarriTB October 28, 2022