bathos – (n)

Posted by chrisbell on November 18, 2009 at 1:50 pm.
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bathos – noun
1. a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax.
2. insincere pathos; sentimentality; mawkishness.
3. triteness or triviality in style.
4. adding the suffix ‘OS’ to a trade name in the hope that it sounds open-source

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