Tapinosis (ta-pi-no’-sis): Giving a name to something which diminishes it in importance.
Where did you get that ping-pong table hanging on the wall? Turn it on so we can watch the last episode of Dallas, or maybe the security cam in the Wal-Mart parking lot.
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).
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