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A word that is often used after a noun to explain that the said noun has multiple layers of it.

This term became popular after the 2010 movie Inception (directed by Chris Nolan) was released, due to Inception's use of multi-layered dreams.
Train-ception: A train inside of a train inside of a train etc...

Frog-ception: A frog inside of a frog inside of a frog etc...

Russian Stacking Doll-ception: A stacking doll inside of a stacking doll inside of a stacking doll etc...
Ception by ahriik May 16, 2011
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A suffix that unoriginal jerk-offs use when something has multiple layers or is inside something else.
Person 1: whoa man look, that fish is eating another fish! it's... FISHception! rofl
Person 2: just shut the fuck up dude.
Ception by AQAQSA May 26, 2013
"Inception" is a slang term named after the 2010 movie about "a dream within a dream," originally meaning the establishment or starting point of an institution or activity. Now also gives birth to the suffix "-ception", indicating layering, nesting, or recursion.
The whole idea of 'selfie-ception' just makes me laugh; it’s selfies of people taking selfies!
-ception by Emotional Cruiser August 10, 2025

Contra-Ception 

The sexual act of talking about the video game Contra, so that the woman that you are having intercourse with will get bored and will remove your penis from her vagina before ejaculation to avoid pregnancy when you are unable to remove your penis yourself.
Bill was having sex with his girlfriend, and was about to cum. Lucky he was able to use Contra-Ception to have her pull him out because his hands were stuck.

Or

Tom had his hands handcuffed to the bed, so he Contra-Ceived his girlfriend so that he would not cause a pregnancy.

favre-ception 

An interception thrown at a very inopportune time causing a momentum shift ("game-changer") and usually resulting in the loss of the game.
Eli Manning got lucky during last nights game, he threw a favre-ception but still managed to pull off a win.
favre-ception by ashleeh20 October 27, 2010

Corbijn-ception 

A movie directed by Anton Corbijn and released shortly after the release of Christopher Nolan's Inception, that lacks at least 3-4 dream layers.
I don't even need an infographic to understand this Corbijn-ception flic. Let's get out of here. Inception is still showing in Imperial. I haven't seen it for three days.
Corbijn-ception by tommy10000 August 17, 2010

Bang Bang-ception 

I had a Bang Bang-ception with Ashley last night!
Bang Bang-ception by AtMuStFeArZ November 28, 2014