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Hollywood Effect 

Using a celebrity or high profile individual to add status, glamour, or recognition to a project.

Usually advertising, a charity or a religion.
If we are gonna sell this shit to the public we need to add the Hollywood Effect.

This cult must be a real religion because it has a Hollywood actor as a member.

I'm gonna buy this product because - insert name - uses it.

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Hollywood Effect by wordupsucker March 14, 2010
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Hollywood Effect 

When the art and entertainment tainted by investors (yeah, Big Company) and governments (yeah, Big Government, RIAA, ESRB, censorship committee, whatever) who know nothing about art, so it render arts and entertainments to become a mere cash cows rather than self actualisation of the artists
Everyone around the world must grow up from their Hollywood Effect phase and learn from Japanese Art and Entertainment Industries
Hollywood Effect by Sir. B February 26, 2021

hollywood effect 

when movies change people’s perceptions of certain things, or make people believe what is, in fact, not true
i used to think jocks were all stupid, but i guess that was just the hollywood effect
hollywood effect by ughitsamelia December 14, 2020

the bollywood effect 

When one or two people dance with each other and it escalates to the whole world dancing with him/her/them in perfect sync. This effect is prevalent in Bollywood movies, hence the name.
"I saw a couple dancing to a catchy tune in the horizon and the next thing you know, I'm dancing with my friends behind the couple without any reason and nailing it on my first try!"

"That's the Bollywood effect."
the bollywood effect by Kuurei-Z January 18, 2017
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