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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 45 points 2 months ago (14 children)

Is there a word for this type of hypersimplification to evoke wonder? If not, can we coin one?

[–] CrazM13@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My suggestion: Simplificatio Adstupefaciendi - A simplification with the purpose to astonish.

On top of sounding cool it is already astonishing to remember and to be able to spell it!

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago

Too much like a Harry Potter spell tho

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