Adj. 1. The first slice of home made baked apple pie that is served on a plate resulting in a mess of pie filling, crust and apple chunks out of their respective wedge. Usually due in part to the temperaturegiving it it's soft interior. By the next slice in succession, a little more intact the wedge would be.
An effect that is present in many public relations campaigns involving polls or contests. The public, if presented with one, will vote for an option that is out of the ordinary or generally weird. This was seen in the Dub The Dew contest where the most voted option for the new Mtn Dew flavor name was "Hitler Did Nothing Wrong."
Boston Dynamics' newest robot being named Fuckbot59 is likely due to the Appledew Effect