The Maleficent DVD effect is a term used to describe the immense fear of a fictional character that also might've resided from a passion for the character. This fear could reside in nightmares, resurfacing of old fears from your childhood, etc. This term stems from my huge fear of Maleficent as a kid, and how when I woke up early in the morning, went to the living room, and would see the cover for the Maleficent movie DVD, I'd be scared out of my mind. It caused me to hide under blankets on the floor because I thought I saw her shadow and cast away anything that had Maleficent on it. The thing was, I was the one who wanted the DVD because we saw a bit of it at a drive-in, and I didn't get to see the full movie, so I ultimately became terrified of something I was deeply interested in.
Someone: "Dude... I started hyperfixating on Carrie like a month ago, and now, at the slightest mention of Carrie, I get nightmares, and my fear of the dark comes back. My dad had to take away the book and tell me to stop watching stuff about Carrie because of how scared I'd get."
Someone Else: "Yeah, sounds like the Maleficent DVD effect man."
Someone: "Huh?"
Someone Else: "Basically a fear of a specific fictional character that you like."
Someone: "Oh."
Someone Else: "Yeah, sounds like the Maleficent DVD effect man."
Someone: "Huh?"
Someone Else: "Basically a fear of a specific fictional character that you like."
Someone: "Oh."
by Ezraspainter August 10, 2024
Get the The Maleficent DVD Effectmug. When any media is very known, loved and hugged by another nation, but anywhere else, even from the place it has been made, that media would be considered obsolete, mediocre or bad altogether. Just like Woody Woodpecker is to Brazil.
Joe: Have you seen the news? There's a new album from that brazillian musician I told you about.
João: Oh, we know that guy, we don't really give it to his music.
Joe: It must be Woody Woodpecker Effect, 'cuz his songs SLAP! I've shown it to all my friends here in England and they loved it!
João: Oh, we know that guy, we don't really give it to his music.
Joe: It must be Woody Woodpecker Effect, 'cuz his songs SLAP! I've shown it to all my friends here in England and they loved it!
by kooleztkiin March 14, 2025
Get the woody woodpecker effectmug. The River Effect is when a friend uses/shows off an item especially in a video game frequently enough that you have to acquire it for yourself.
by RightTriggerLeftTrigger November 16, 2023
Get the River Effectmug. When faced with this lethal effect, one might experience one or many of the following symptoms:
Loss of breath
Fatigue
Boredom
Nausea
Vommitting
Depression
Diabetes
Confusion
Not knowing if you should feel insulted or not
Sudden mental retardation
Loss of breath
Fatigue
Boredom
Nausea
Vommitting
Depression
Diabetes
Confusion
Not knowing if you should feel insulted or not
Sudden mental retardation
Random girl: "I don't know if he likes me or not, he's sending a lot of signals."
Random girl's friend: "Oh no, you're just suffering from The Jesse Effect."
Random girl's friend: "Oh no, you're just suffering from The Jesse Effect."
by creampie6969 July 3, 2017
Get the The Jesse Effectmug. A dönkel is a person who always falls in love with the new partner on the first date. This phenomenon is also called dönkel-effect. An average dönkel experiences this effect about four times a year.
Friend: "How was your first date?"
Dönkel: "It was amazing, it was love at first sight!"
Friend: "Oh, the dönkel-effect again."
Dönkel: "It was amazing, it was love at first sight!"
Friend: "Oh, the dönkel-effect again."
by vfgrelationshipconsulting January 9, 2019
Get the dönkel-effectmug. The last forty minutes to an hour of the effects of marijuana, which at the point is meant to be soothing and wear off it paranoid and overly stimulated feeling.
by Marpul13 September 6, 2020
Get the Residue effectmug. The "Wilshaw Effect" is a term coined to describe the cumulative and adverse impact on cognitive function, morale, and decision-making resulting from prolonged exposure and proximity to the phenomenon known as the "Wilshaw."
Similar to radiation exposure, this effect is particularly potent in hot, arid, sandy regions. Suspected to also negatively influence intangible aspects such as Peace, Love, and Happiness, the Wilshaw Effect necessitates individuals to distance themselves indefinitely from the source of the Wilshaw in order to mitigate its deleterious consequences. The only recognized remedy for the Wilshaw Effect is the removal of oneself from the prevailing influence, acknowledging its potential long-term consequences on various aspects of well-being.
Similar to radiation exposure, this effect is particularly potent in hot, arid, sandy regions. Suspected to also negatively influence intangible aspects such as Peace, Love, and Happiness, the Wilshaw Effect necessitates individuals to distance themselves indefinitely from the source of the Wilshaw in order to mitigate its deleterious consequences. The only recognized remedy for the Wilshaw Effect is the removal of oneself from the prevailing influence, acknowledging its potential long-term consequences on various aspects of well-being.
Mike: "Goddamnit, what happened to this place?! It's barely functioning and people keep leaving. This project is falling apart!"
Steve: "I believe that's the Wilshaw Effect. We could do something about it but then the project wouldn't be ohhhh so fucking profitable."
Steve: "I believe that's the Wilshaw Effect. We could do something about it but then the project wouldn't be ohhhh so fucking profitable."
by Barbudan Donkey February 1, 2024
Get the Wilshaw Effectmug.