A trope on TV Tropes where movie age ratings regulate the age of actors less compared to the age of audiences who watch movies with certain age ratings, resulting in underaged children starring movies that they're too young to watch themselves like "Good Boys" (2019).
The 'Good Boys effect' sparked discussions about whether it's appropriate for underaged actors to star in films they can't legally watch.
by Emotional Cruiser July 28, 2025
Get the Good Boys effect mug.When straight men encounter the entity called Adi, and start acting homosexual to Adi, when neither parties are attracted to each other
by WispInABottle_ December 18, 2023
Get the The Adi Effect mug.When you turn to a channel that has a commercial and then all other channels instantly have commercials also.
by Anon13579352 September 2, 2013
Get the Commercial Effect mug.Wanting disregard for any lessons learned due to urban wildfires, including operational fire hydrants, warning sirens and water reservoirs.
LA is experiencing the Lahaina effect, fire hydrants are empty, reservoirs are low and commin sense emergency procedures are ignored.
by Bonham Waste Trill January 9, 2025
Get the The Lahaina effect mug.The almost impossible feat, when you putt your Disc Golf putter into the basket, and it falls through the bottom of the basket, resulting in an extra stroke.
I can't believe that CoreyEllis effect just happened to me! Are these baskets regulation size, or what?!?
by Disc Golf Bear June 12, 2022
Get the CoreyEllis Effect mug.The Alexandria Effect, or Alexandrian Effect, is a form of Knowledge Destruction, when someone or something intentionally causes information to accidentally get lost, on purpose.
It originates from the burning down of the library of Alexandria, to disperse information and culture in a way to prevent people from being able to correlate and understand factual truth, or history.
It originates from the burning down of the library of Alexandria, to disperse information and culture in a way to prevent people from being able to correlate and understand factual truth, or history.
You: Dude, Why did the media pretend like they knew nothing about Hillary's e-mails, after they were publicly leaked?
Me: It's just the Alexandria effect.
Me: It's just the Alexandria effect.
by pseudo_anima April 14, 2024
Get the Alexandria Effect mug.The mami effect/mami tome effect when a strong character that carries a show dies to a small thing or a situation they could easily get out of
by zaralol44 May 12, 2024
Get the mami effect mug.