The effect in which a generally unpopular public figure disagrees with an idea. Thus detractors of said figure then start supporting or looking into the idea. Essentially someone who you think is so backwards to your own way of thinking, that anything they oppose, you will likely align with.
The petition would of never passed 1 million signatures if PirateSoftware didn't criticize it. Everyone thinks he's so stupid that the petition must be a noble cause! "The PirateSoftware effect" has been born
by SwagDaddy_69 July 5, 2025

The Macarena Effect is, of course, named after the song of the same name. Most people only know two of the words in the entire song.
by Ubeenbamboozledson December 5, 2021

The Chanelle Effect refers to when popular R U Next trainee Chanelle Moon was eliminated and the R U Next official TikTok account lost 20k followers almost overnight.
by Chanelle’s y/n August 27, 2023

When a game is not going well for one team but a late substitution drastically improves the performance of that team (based on vibes alone). Based on the Euros 2024 England-Slovakia round-of-16 game - Ivan Toney came on for England at the last minute when England were losing to Slovakia. England went on to score two goals, progressing to the quarter finals.
by alfafan159 June 30, 2024

Taylor’s unconscious ability to attract women and make them crave wanting to date him to the point where they’re willing to take extreme actions in their lives and those around.
The Taylor effect resulted in me ending my 20yr old marriage just so that I could live happily ever after.
by Mr-62-Tall November 20, 2022

When you're hanging with atleast 3 of your brovas so you feel extremely confident so you're more likely to do reckless shit.
I was with the bros and we saw that fuck Boii from uptown so we ran down on that bum ass nigga.
#squad effect
Dude pulled a knife out on TJ he was shook he saw us 3 turning the corner and he knew if he popped we'd follow up.
#squad effect
Dude pulled a knife out on TJ he was shook he saw us 3 turning the corner and he knew if he popped we'd follow up.
by Itsstaethooo May 25, 2016

When after multiple nights of partying, your body has no choice but to crash early in order to make up for the many lost hours of sleep.
Doug- "Dude, I went to go get Phil at 10, but the Crash Effect got the best of him."
Danny- "Yeah man, the Crash Effect is a real bitch sometimes."
Danny- "Yeah man, the Crash Effect is a real bitch sometimes."
by YourAsianFriend November 6, 2011
