A strange feeling of discomfort and agony that occurs when a piece of media (be it a song, a movie, a videogame, a book, etc.) that you are extremely fond of which was once relatively unknown to the general public suddenly becomes extremely mainstream via social media or some other means of publicity, thus kinda ruining the personal connection you had made with that piece of media.
*End of Beginning by Djo plays quietly in the background from a small Bluetooth speaker*
"Man, I used to really like Napoleon Dynamite but then everyone started quoting it all the time."
'Same here man, that's a classic case of The Djo Effect.'
"Man, I used to really like Napoleon Dynamite but then everyone started quoting it all the time."
'Same here man, that's a classic case of The Djo Effect.'
by Ginrephiced E-file May 2, 2024
Get the The Djo Effectmug. by vimwit March 1, 2021
Get the The Garfield Effectmug. Nigel Farage spreading disinformation was one of the main causes of the U.K. riots in 2024. A prime example of the cunterfly effect.
by DopeyStats August 8, 2024
Get the The cunterfly effectmug. The sml (super mario logan) effect is a process in which a cast made of non original characters are slowly replaced by original characters resembling the cast. Noteable examples include SML and SMG4.
by LebanonFrames April 16, 2023
Get the SML effectmug. 1. When a group of guys do something crazy or stupid together making it look cool. Similar to the cheerleader effect.
by HOMERO89 July 20, 2022
Get the Posse Effectmug. A phenomenon where firing high caliber rounds into ballistics gel from a close range causes the gun's fireball to be sucked into the resulting hole, causing the ballistics gel to briefly flash white.
by iamnottheboss April 30, 2025
Get the Kentucky Effectmug. When a past hookup continuously pops up in your life no matter how much time has time past. If you say their name 3 times they will appear sometime in the near future. You will never escape them, even on your wedding day. They will always be there.
Me: You'll never believe who just added me on snapchat after 3 years of silence
Friend: Weren't we just talking about him the other day?
Me: I knew we shouldn't have said his name! it's the bell effect!
Friend: Weren't we just talking about him the other day?
Me: I knew we shouldn't have said his name! it's the bell effect!
by romancomz November 14, 2016
Get the the bell effectmug.