"Pac-Man effect" meaning in English

See Pac-Man effect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From the arcade game Pac-Man (1980). Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pac-Man effect
  1. The belief that someone attempting to go over the edge of the flat Earth would teleport to the other side. Wikipedia link: Pac-Man Categories (topical): Flat earth

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