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Abigail Effect

A phenomenon where flashing lights in public spaces—such as streetlamps, traffic signals, or neon signs—malfunction in an erratic or eerie manner, often without a clear cause. Named after the girl who first decided to document the pattern and brought attention to its strange consistency.
"The lights outside the old train station kept flickering all night. Total Abigail Effect."
by Hubiy2k May 28, 2025
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Duncy Effect

When you lose your lane in league of legends but your team wins, or when your team loses their lane while winning your lane
Damn the Duncy effect is real tonight
by Blitztank May 28, 2025
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Perk effect

when someone tells you to buy a game and then they never play it with you
person 1: man i just bought this game and he wont even play it with me

person 2: man thats the perk effect now you lost your money
by inks333 June 1, 2025
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Perk effect

when someone tells you to buy a game and then they never play it with you
person 1: man i just bought this game and he wont even play it with me

person 2: man thats the perk effect now you lost your money
by inks333 June 1, 2025
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quixote-effect

Reference to the sensations that Sancho Panza (most loyal friend of Quixote) has once Quixote dies and a long-lasting adventure comes to an end.

"The feeling of attachment that a fictional world makes upon a person due to the immersion and comfortable ambiance that creates, blurring the line between fiction and reality and creating a feeling of nostalgia."
"The quixote-effect made me want to become a drug-kingpin after watching Breaking Bad."
"I still cry when I watch The Truman Show because of the quixote-effect, it made me escape from my suffering in a lonesome period of my life."
"I cannot see a golden ring without thinking of The Lord of the Rings, I always wanted to become a hobbit... Damn you, quixote-effect!"
by Wrigamer June 1, 2025
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The Green Hill Effect

When a piece of media uses a part of their past (an era, setting, etc) in order to gain more positive reactions from its fan-base through nostalgia and familiarity. This reaction stays until the novelty wears off & the fans gets tired of it.
"Billie Piper is the new Doctor Who!"
"Oh my god, when will they stop bringing back old characters? This is just The Green Hill Effect happening again!"
by tha_drug June 3, 2025
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Christopher Columbus Effect

(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.
“Bro, I wanted to find that cave myself—total Christopher Columbus Effect.”
by TheBigAhh June 8, 2025
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