I sense of uncanniness upon seeing the original version of an image that has been more commonly edited or modified for visual presentation.
Guy 1:Woah, this original image of MatPat is rather uncanny, bro.
Guy B: That's the um, the uuuuuuh, hold on...
Guy 2: *Googles it on UrbanDictionary.com*
Guy II: That's the MatPat Effect
Guy A: Ok
Guy B: That's the um, the uuuuuuh, hold on...
Guy 2: *Googles it on UrbanDictionary.com*
Guy II: That's the MatPat Effect
Guy A: Ok
by Joshua Hoodsen Fooh November 30, 2021
Get the MatPat Effect mug.When a person reads a YouTube video title and gets convinced at first that it’s about the channel poster’s departure, only to watch the video and it’s about something else.
This was coined after Matpat leaving Game Theory, and causing some other YouTubers to leave too.
This was coined after Matpat leaving Game Theory, and causing some other YouTubers to leave too.
YouTube Title: The Future of the Channel…
Comment below video: Holy shit, I thought you were leaving for a second.
Reply: No, that’s just the Matpat effect calling to you.
Comment below video: Holy shit, I thought you were leaving for a second.
Reply: No, that’s just the Matpat effect calling to you.
by FREE_RENT May 4, 2024
Get the Matpat Effect mug.The phenomenon in which a piece of media, most commonly an image/a particular part of an image, is altered or otherwise removed from it's original context to an extend where seeing it in said original context feels unnatural.
by Bob_Wire February 10, 2026
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