glory days effect

The Glory Days Effect is when you are remembering someone's physical appearance from the past, as being WAY more impressive than it ACTUALLY was, and your memory plays tricks on you.

E.g. You remember the person as being super jacked, fit, shredded, etc. But when you go back and look at old pictures/watch the old movies, they don't look NEARLY as impressive as they did in your memory.
"Damn Bro, remember how shredded Brad Pitt was in Fight Club?" (Then you look and realize he was dope fiend lean, and about 150 lbs).

"DAMN, my mind's playing tricks on me, that's gotta be The Glory Days Effect".

"I went to HS with this guy who never took steroids, was 7% Bodyfat, and benching 405 lbs" (Then you go back and see a training video, and realize he was doing half reps with 3 spotters).

"Naw Bro, he couldn't even do that with 3 plates by himself, you got hit by The Glory Days Effect".

"Omg Ryan Reynolds in Blade: Trinity was jacked AF!" (You look in the mirror and realize you are now WAY bigger, and leaner than he was back then).

"That's so crazy, I actually look better than this now... Definitely The Glory Days Effect, in full force".
by MattMalzone August 16, 2024
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A major political and social issue that arises when during election season, Republicans and Democrats have more access to the media, public relations professionals, and have more education and training on how to effectively campaign in political elections than nonmainstream political parties have, which results in the Republicans in Democrats winning more elections than nonmainstream political parties. Many members of the general public have been conditioned by the mainstream political parties to believe this is acceptable when in fact it is not. The best way to address this problem is actively work to ensure that nonmainstream political parties have more access to the media, p.r. professionals, and education on how to effectively run a political campaign.
The Political Mainstream Supremacy Effect has been around for many years and over time has had a very heavy, negative impact on the political diversity found in governments in all levels of jurisdiction all over the U.S.
by Vanguard 1998 March 11, 2021
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Rollercoaster Effect

A type of cognitive bias where a person will miss a lot of details the first time they experience something, and only catch those details and fully enjoy the experience when experiencing it for a second or even third time. This is due to the person being in a state of shock and strong emotion as things are constantly catching them by surprise. The name comes from the fact that this effect is most commonly and famously known to occur on intense rollercoasters.
I had to watch the anime series again, the rollercoaster effect really got me.
by theauggieboy March 31, 2025
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Barista Effect

The well known practice of men being kind to a cute stranger because they don't want to destroy their chances to fuck her in the far distant future, no matter how remote the possibility.
Jack always tipped Jill extra at Starbucks due to the Barista Effect.
by Butlerman December 14, 2021
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The Dan effect

When someone's reaction to something scary is scarier than the thing itself.
Movie: OOGA BOOGA
You: aaa
Your friend: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
You: AAAAaaaAaaaAAAAAAAAa
Dangit, you got got by the Dan effect
by Dooby dooby doo bah May 27, 2021
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by SuelTameOresuTeMato May 02, 2025
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The Lax Effect

Typically occurs among a bunch of friends, or a collective group primarily focused on playing video games.

One member is constantly hating on other members of the group that are playing games (alone or with other members) that they are not currently playing or like.
Hey, Joe is hating on us for playing Minecraft for no good reason, He must have the Lax Effect.
by AndreVulcan April 23, 2025
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