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Online Disinhibition Effect

When people behave differently online than they would in real life.
A group of students might bully a classmate online and then feel emboldened to bully him or her in person. This is a sign of Online Disinhibition Effect
by mely_splash January 12, 2022
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The River Effect

When one individual within a team or group speaks first during a presentation, however during their speaking they cover all of the notes which were meant to be covered by the group as a whole. This generally renders the rest of the group in a awkward and unpleasant situation of not having any information to contribute to the discussion.
River, Dave, and Alex are all presenting a project on elephants. They have a 2 page summary of notes.
River is the first to speak, and in his brief time speaking he covers all 2 pages of notes. This leaves the rest of the group with nothing to say.

This is "The River Effect" , everyone else in the group is stuck awkwardly stumbling for things to say or contribute.
by InterpersonalParadox October 5, 2018
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The Lucky Charm Effect

The lucky charm effect happens when a certain undesirable object is left behind over a more desirable object till the very end, until the object is forgot about, thrown away, or forced upon someone. Such like picking the lucky charms out of the box, or a dog never being picked at the pound.
Joey: “Man, why can’t we be picked first for once in dodgeball...”
Daniel: “dude, it’s just the lucky charm effect.”
by Lima B EaNen February 17, 2019
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The Miley Cirus Effect

this is when your sisters or little sisters are found dead because of excessive ass shaking/twerking
Dad: MY GIRLS!! what happened!?!

Brother: The Miley Cirus Effect dad
by Egraze November 25, 2014
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Mira Effect

When people can't help themselves from donating large amounts of money to Mira several days in a row. Sometimes this lasts for weeks or even months. This is called the Mira effect.
The Mira effect affects nearly everyone that watches Mira's streams and is nearly impossible to break free from.
Did you see Mr. Strongblossom donate £1000 every night last week? He's so under the Mira effect.
by LostBoi_P November 29, 2024
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The Harrison Ford Effect

A common phenomenon where a person's most famous artwork, video, movie role, or other creation/appearance in media is incidentally their least favorite, and the person in question inevitably grows to hate said work as it becomes the sole thing they are known for.

The term is named after actor Harrison Ford, who has famously expressed his distaste for the Star Wars franchise after decades of only ever being seen as "the guy who played Han Solo."
A: "John setting his YouTube video to 'private' is just another case of the Harrison Ford effect. He's ready to move on from it."
B: "But it had over a million views!"
A: "That doesn't mean he enjoys hearing about it all the time."
by TSwany August 10, 2022
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Sheen effect

The sudden realization that society is holding you back from the fun things in life. Usually followed up with a sheen rant.
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