Meaning

1 senses
  1. (neologism, slang, uncountable)A seemingly innocuous detail in a story, which, upon further contemplation, carries disturbing undertones.

Origin

Coined by TV Tropes in 2009, by analogy with fridge logic.

Coined by TV Tropes in 2009, by analogy with fridge logic.

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Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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