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chrysalis effect

The chrysalis effect is the result of working hard on securing new personal and professional development skills while quarantined/self-isolating/WFH. Enough time has passed since seeing others that your new persona is the new normal.
The chrysalis effect has resulted in others subtly perceiving him/her differently than they did before.
by julietis April 2, 2020
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joselle effect

when someone’s overall vibe/presence seems intimidating at first but then you meet them in person and they’re smol
I met my professor in real life the other day and was so nervous but it was just the joselle effect and she’s actually really tiny
by beeeepboop23 April 6, 2022
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Verhoeven Effect

A tendency of poor attempts at satire to backfire, inadvertently creating characters or symbols which people, often including the targets of the satirical work, find genuinely relatable or admirable.
You know, Ron Swanson is actually pretty based. Guess that's the Verhoeven effect for you.
by JohnnyRicoFromBuenosAires March 17, 2021
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Stonewall Effect

When members of a marginalized community with a reputation for not defending itself actually defend themselves in a way that sparks not only immediate resistance, but also a long-term movement for equality. Derived from the Stonewall Riots of June, 1969, which are generally regarded as a turning point in the history of LGBT civil rights activism throughout the world.
When the kids from the Glee Club gave the guys from the football team a sound thrashing, it triggered a stonewall effect throughout the school, and nothing was ever the same again.
by PaldanTheGreat May 25, 2011
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The Axxki Effect

When Axxki or a teammate brings up the fact that your stack is on a winning streak and then you lose the game next ending the streak forever...
Noooo you talked about the WINNING STREAK NOW THE AXXKI EFFECT WILL HAPPEN!
by Axxki February 14, 2021
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The Raiden Effect

When a game creator takes a character they made super bitchy in their first appearance, and tries to make them super bad-ass for later appearances, but over-does it so much that they still seem super bitchy, just also over-powered. The original "Raiden Effect" of course being 'Raiden'c from MGS2, later to appear in MGS4 as a super bad-ass cyborg thing.
"Man, remember when Riku was a bitch in the first Kingdom Hearts game? He's got 'Raiden Effect' up the ass now." "Man, they took a weak whiny kid and made him the main character... The Raiden Effect strikes again."
by UekiKousuke April 22, 2013
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The North Effect

A fallacy in which one recalls a movie or TV show from childhood thinking it was amazing, but upon rewatching it is actually terrible.

Named after the 1994 movie “North”.
Adam experienced The North Effect when he rewatched “North” starring Elijah Wood. After rewatching it as an adult, Adam experienced severe disappointment after realizing the movie was in fact - fucking terrible.
by Atom1cMerlee February 13, 2022
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