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The Sisyphus Effect

When you've been trying and trying to complete a minor task, but failing every time and once you come close to finishing it or you actually finished it, you start retrying it again out of habit.
Person A gets close to finishing, but fails
Person A: NOOO, I WAS SO CLOSE!!
Person B: The Sisyphus Effect has taken another victim, honest skill issue.
Person A: fuck you
by QKKorri :P February 18, 2024
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pre-COVID dream effect

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.
by Emotional Cruiser November 3, 2025
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Boomerang effect

Whenever a boomer does something that turns out to backfire completely.
My old boss felt the boomerang effect good the other day. He voted to remove immigrants from the country, but now there are none to wash his house.
by Sløvnes November 4, 2020
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Downhill effect

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
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quarantine effect

Doing something dumb and blaming it on isolation from COVID-19.
I almost gave myself bangs when I woke up because of the quarantine effect.

I just ran 4 miles and oddly didn't feel thirsty because of the quarantine effect.

I just deep cleaned my whole house and then made myself Ramen because of the quarantine effect.
by why do people like cheese? March 24, 2020
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*sound effect*

*ate huge meal* *sound effect* *get out my house*
by NOTSCAM.GG NOTSCAM.GG NOTSCAM. February 9, 2022
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'Highest in the room' effect

When a guy from a group of friends who are still virgins has sex for the first time, and feels superior because of it.
"Travis finally got some action last weekend"
"Yeah he'll brag, because of the 'Highest in the room' effect"
by xXAssMuncherXx February 25, 2025
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