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Hoodwinked Effect

The mindset among people who have abandoned physical media in favor of streaming services like Netflix and Prime Video, where if a movie is not on any streaming services and is inaccessible outside dvds or piracy, it might as well be lost media. Named after the 2005 film Hoodwinked! which has been called Lost Media by users on Twitter
That movie isn't lost media, I have it on DVD! Oh well, another case of the Hoodwinked Effect
by StarHogs January 4, 2025
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Hoodwinked Effect

The erroneous classification of a piece of media as "lost" when it is merely extant and unavailable on mainstream streaming platforms.
Many people online labelled a game as "lost media" even though it just wasn't available on Steam or Epic. You can just grab it from your local video game retailer. This is what's called the Hoodwinked Effect.
by AngellTangell January 14, 2025
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white hoodwinked

White hoodwinked means exactly what it sounds like. A racist white politician who lies, hides the truth, or cheats to get elected.
Why are people voting for him, don't they know they are being white hoodwinked by a racist crooked politician.
by 2B+ March 1, 2020
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Robin Hoodwinking

Robin Hoodwinking refers to a type of visual effect where Theme Park versions of a character like Tarzan, Mowgli or Robin Hood come in to swing out, with each one on a rope disguised as a vine.
When Johnny Weissmuller’s take on Tarzan was a Pikachu level cash cow during the 1930s-50s, Mowgli and Robin Hood would only come fully into Hollywood by Robin Hoodwinking for budget and safety reasons.
by Snapper2001 December 6, 2025
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hoedwinked

When a male or female shows actions of being hoe, but in a calm behind your back manor. Basically an example of getting your heart stolen by a hoe.
I got hoedwinked by the girl I've been talking to for 4 months...
by EtwanC23 November 22, 2017
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Hoodmink

Look at those "hoodminks".
You're a hoodmink! You scratch lottery tickets!
by AbuSeasonings January 8, 2020
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hoodworks

"Yo, did you hear those gunshots?"
"Nah, those are just the hoodworks"
by Ckwooma November 14, 2020
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