The Mark Effect

The Mark Effect (n.)
The psychological phenomenon in which an individual with little to no offline grounding begins to place disproportionate importance on online achievements, perceiving them as markers of superiority. Over time, this distorted valuation erodes their sense of reality, leading to an inability to distinguish between their digital persona and their real-life self.

X- Wow I'm ultimate champion in X(video game) you're so !&$#@#% bad compared to me, I also have so much more money and talent then you will EVER have.... You are useless... I'm also going to stalk and harass you till the end of times and nothing bad will happen to me because of it

Y- Dude I think you need to log off... you seem to be suffering from "The Mark Effect"

by Internet realist August 29, 2025

The toby effect

When you feel better after talking with a friend who understands you.

I was feeling worried, so I talked to my friend and the toby effect kicked in.

by Erin Lee October 18, 2023

fah effect

A phenomenon when the world seems to work against you and your harmless actions end up backfiring. Like when you point out something cool and underrated, and suddenly everyone notices it—prices go up, it sells out, or it changes in a way that ruins it for you. You didn’t mean to cause the hype, but now you regret ever saying anything.

You post about a cheap, overlooked collectible—now it’s trendy and triple the price. Classic Fah Effect.

by pinewoodforest May 27, 2025

this may contain side effects

When you hear this on a medicine ad, you're done for.

'Buy Your Mom's anti cry pills for your entire family! This may contain side effects...'

"W-w-w-what are t-they?"

'DEATH'

AAA DONT DO THAT

by ༼;´༎ຶ ۝ ༎ຶ༽༼;´༎ຶ ۝ ༎ຶ༽ July 22, 2023

The Swank Effect

When an actress/actor is average looking, but can look hot at times. Example: Hillary Swank, Sandra Bullock, Ellen Page....may as well add Elliot Page in here too.

"Sandra Bullock has "The Swank Effect" hardcore bro!

by JitsyBitsySpider August 10, 2022

Arcane Effect

(noun) Named after the big animation series created by Riot Games. Told when an animation series is far better than the videogame in which it takes inspiration.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners suffers from Arcane Effect

by Aqqua September 28, 2022

scrimbol effect

The effect where certain frequencies of noise can scramble your brain much like how strobe lights cause seizures to epileptic people

I turned on my strobe light and jerry died of the Scrimbol effect

by Scrimbol April 17, 2022