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Overused Humor Technique

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noun

• witty language used to convey insults or scorn

• incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

• a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

24%8 Current (overused) neologism?
noun

• stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

24%6Overused expression
noun

• a trite or obvious remark

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