The instinctual feeling that it is still 2020. Shared by many members of Gen Z, who feel like past events are closer than they actually are; as if it is still 2020. Probably spurred by the pandemic and isolation, but nobody really knows where it comes from.
Most years have a satisfying ending, where after Christmas and New Years you get to reset and to on to the next year. However, COVID didn't care about the holiday season, and the defining characteristic of 2020 was carried on into the following year. In a way, it felt like 2020 never really ended.
Most years have a satisfying ending, where after Christmas and New Years you get to reset and to on to the next year. However, COVID didn't care about the holiday season, and the defining characteristic of 2020 was carried on into the following year. In a way, it felt like 2020 never really ended.
"RIP my man Harambe"
"Dude, that meme is like 4 years old."
"I think you mean almost 8 years old."
"wait..."
"that's the 2020 effect"
"Dude, that meme is like 4 years old."
"I think you mean almost 8 years old."
"wait..."
"that's the 2020 effect"
by TheDimensionist November 06, 2023
Named after Leopold Slikk or the Angry German Kid, is an effect where if you post something satirical on the Internet, people will perceive it as real without researching the backstory of said video.
by Trueno AE86 GT January 14, 2021
The Donlee effect is an effect where someone thinks off someone as like a dark broody person but really their just silly
by GandalfTheRightWing April 25, 2024
The Wilhelm Effect is an auditory illusion where the listener has difficulty recognizing the origin of a certain sound effect to truly be the original source after hearing it be sampled many times throughout other types of media. It is named after the Wilhelm Scream. which was used as a sound effect by movies and TV shows many times throughout history.
Person 1: Where exactly did the guy yelling "SHUT THE F*** UP!" come from?
Person 2: It comes from this clip of a Penn and Teller episode.
Person 1: I've heard this sound effect SO MANY TIMES to the point where the original feels edited.
Person 2: That sound effect is a good example of The Wilhelm Effect.
Person 2: It comes from this clip of a Penn and Teller episode.
Person 1: I've heard this sound effect SO MANY TIMES to the point where the original feels edited.
Person 2: That sound effect is a good example of The Wilhelm Effect.
by Milesium December 11, 2024
A term in professional wrestling coined by Adam Blampied from WhatCulture, used to describe how young star or a rising star's momentum is shut down by a returning veteran
by A Wrestling Guru April 19, 2019
When a Twitter user with a high number of followers Retweets your tweet, resulting in a flood of activity.
by MSDUK March 13, 2015
by bwokenoperator January 07, 2022