from the Greek, “depth”, and more directly from the name of a literary character of satire

noun: a sudden switch of subject or tone from the profound to the banal, especially if employed satirically

  • Korval@lemmy.today
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    9 days ago

    I hadn’t come across this one before, but for some reason “bathysphere” has stuck with me for years. Maybe because it isn’t useful in everyday speech… :/