*sound effect*

silence

*ate huge meal* *sound effect* *get out my house*

by NOTSCAM.GG NOTSCAM.GG NOTSCAM. February 9, 2022

quarantine effect

Doing something dumb and blaming it on isolation from COVID-19.

I almost gave myself bangs when I woke up because of the quarantine effect.

I just ran 4 miles and oddly didn't feel thirsty because of the quarantine effect.

I just deep cleaned my whole house and then made myself Ramen because of the quarantine effect.

by why do people like cheese? March 24, 2020

pre-COVID dream effect

The effect where pre-COVID era felt like a mere dream (or a trailer for our current life), as we're now 4 years into post-COVID era (as of 2026)

Ever since the pandemic, my memories from before COVID-19 pandemic feel like a distant memory, almost like a dream; I guess I’m experiencing that pre-COVID dream effect.

by Emotional Cruiser November 3, 2025

Downhill effect

When a film contains a number of good scenes which are almost immediately followed by scenes of a far lesser quality, causing the film to slowly move downhill until there's no hope in sight. The downhill effect was made popular by Raymond Walter back in 1988 with his film "Blue Code."

"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" really suffered from the downhill effect unlike the much superior film "Me and You and Everyone We Know."

by Gray's Guy November 1, 2013

Kaiden Effect

The Kaiden Effect is when 2 people become friends and one friend becomes obsessed with the other friend and then don’t hangout with anyone else.

Friend 1: “Can we please hangout”
Friend 2: “No i’m hanging out with kaiden”
Friend 1: “Ugh you have the ‘Kaiden effect’ “
Friend 2: “ OH NO IM OBSESSED”

by theunderground1739 June 24, 2025

'Highest in the room' effect

When a guy from a group of friends who are still virgins has sex for the first time, and feels superior because of it.

"Travis finally got some action last weekend"
"Yeah he'll brag, because of the 'Highest in the room' effect"

by xXAssMuncherXx February 25, 2025

Trump effect

When permission to be racist is granted to the public by somebody famous who says some racist shit (often claiming later it was a “joke - wink wink”) and then hate crimes/hate speech go up against the same ethnic group that was targeted by that famous person. Especially pronounced when other public figures publicly agree with the racist remarks or refuse to publicly criticize them. A statistically significant effect that’s been documented as beginning during Trump’s presidential campaign, and continuing through his presidency and post presidency.

“Wow, the membership in white supremacist groups and far right hate groups went up like 400% between 2015 and 2020”

“Yup, that’s the Trump effect. He’s their best recruiter. By all means, let’s elect him again in 2024!”

by Lyannawolfgirl October 24, 2022