An effect often seen in books of the dystopian genre where the author inserts a slew of unfortunate, jarring events that leave the reader astonished and speechless, especially if a beloved character dies suddenly with little time to grieve.
In the book Mockingjay, from The Hunger Games Trilogy, the death of the character Finnick Odair shows The Hunger Games Effect in full force, where he dies so suddenly, it’s almost comical.
by Eclipz2 January 28, 2025

When subjected to a living situation where a male is surrounded by many unattractive females, thereby lowering his standards over time. Usually occurs in a college dorm where one is forced to live with the same unattractive girls for the entire year.
Dude 1: Dude, that chick is bangin'.
Dude 2: ...are you serious? That honors floor you're living on has gotta be giving you the Fitz Effect.
Dude 2: ...are you serious? That honors floor you're living on has gotta be giving you the Fitz Effect.
by WeezyF69 October 19, 2010

Short for "The George Floyd Effect". When a population has an extreme reaction to an isolated incident involving only a few people out of hundreds of millions of people, usually due to media focus and sensationalization.
After further research into the issue, I feel that the widespread protests and violence are yet another great example of The Floyd Effect.
by Josephine Hill June 1, 2022

(noun)
1. When a player’s enjoyment of a survival or exploration game is ruined because someone else discovered or built something first. It’s not about competition—it’s about the emotional need to feel like the first to explore it themselves.
1. When a player’s enjoyment of a survival or exploration game is ruined because someone else discovered or built something first. It’s not about competition—it’s about the emotional need to feel like the first to explore it themselves.
by TheBigAhh June 8, 2025

"I've repeatedly listening to 'gaza' and 'gagarin' because Elena is obsessed with them, it's the melitsopoulou effect!"
by Markovious May 11, 2023

When you have an exam in 3 days and you know that you won't have the time to study, because it is just to much you may give up on learning at all, which would be called a Dennisovitsch Effect
by Expressed Sequence June 28, 2024

Named after the anime BlueLock
When a certain piece of media gets vastly popular on online communities, which then later in the years. That piece of media quality would later be downgraded which causes online communities to poke fun at that media even though it used to be very popular
When a certain piece of media gets vastly popular on online communities, which then later in the years. That piece of media quality would later be downgraded which causes online communities to poke fun at that media even though it used to be very popular
by Selixir July 14, 2025
