When a film contains a number of good scenes which are almost immediately followed by scenes of a far lesser quality, causing the film to slowly move downhill until there's no hope in sight. The downhill effect was made popular by Raymond Walter back in 1988 with his film "Blue Code."
"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" really suffered from the downhill effect unlike the much superior film "Me and You and Everyone We Know."
by Gray's Guy November 1, 2013
Get the Downhill effect mug.When permission to be racist is granted to the public by somebody famous who says some racist shit (often claiming later it was a “joke - wink wink”) and then hate crimes/hate speech go up against the same ethnic group that was targeted by that famous person. Especially pronounced when other public figures publicly agree with the racist remarks or refuse to publicly criticize them. A statistically significant effect that’s been documented as beginning during Trump’s presidential campaign, and continuing through his presidency and post presidency.
“Wow, the membership in white supremacist groups and far right hate groups went up like 400% between 2015 and 2020”
“Yup, that’s the Trump effect. He’s their best recruiter. By all means, let’s elect him again in 2024!”
“Yup, that’s the Trump effect. He’s their best recruiter. By all means, let’s elect him again in 2024!”
by Lyannawolfgirl October 24, 2022
Get the Trump effect mug.The effect where pre-COVID era felt like a mere dream (or a trailer for our current life), as we're now 4 years into post-COVID era (as of 2026)
Ever since the pandemic, my memories from before COVID-19 pandemic feel like a distant memory, almost like a dream; I guess I’m experiencing that pre-COVID dream effect.
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"Did you see the new ARG channel that blew up recently? They only have 2 videos but they're somehow at 100k subscribers."
"Isn't there a term for that? " the Miyu effect" I believe. "
"Isn't there a term for that? " the Miyu effect" I believe. "
by Random_dude59 May 19, 2025
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"Travis finally got some action last weekend"
"Yeah he'll brag, because of the 'Highest in the room' effect"
"Yeah he'll brag, because of the 'Highest in the room' effect"
by xXAssMuncherXx February 25, 2025
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(IN THIS CONTEXT DISCORD DOESNT MEAN THE PLATFORM IT MEANS DISCOURSE)
(IN THIS CONTEXT DISCORD DOESNT MEAN THE PLATFORM IT MEANS DISCOURSE)
Person 1: Man i still cant forgive her for doing that
Person 2: Tf? I thought you were over this what is wrong with you?
Thus the discord effect happens
Person 2: Tf? I thought you were over this what is wrong with you?
Thus the discord effect happens
by TheBaseliner May 24, 2025
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