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Linguistic dissonance

Language, as with many forms of complex communication, is linear. Its use and context establish tone (the attitude in which the author conveys), with the logical expectation of consistent perpetuation. When one exhibits an unanticipated deviation from the aforementioned parameters, such that its register, dialect, and/or vocabulary is at a significant distance from that previously employed, its effect can best be described as being "totally fucking weird"

This is also known as being "sophisticated as hell"; however, linguistics prefer to call it "linguistic dissonance".
"In the immortal words of Ayn Rand, STFU n00b." ~ A common variation of the sort of linguistic dissonance that one becomes acquainted with when "debating" on 4chan.
by Ἀπολλύων October 21, 2016
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Values Dissonance

Tropes that are common denominators. Their viewers recognize them, laugh at them or groan at them, but most of us can guess where they're coming from—specifically, what cultural values are embodied in the trope.
A meme is an example of applied values dissonance.
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dissing

jerk: hahaha, your penis is so small brad, you cant even lose your virginity

Bystander:Jeez man, stop dissing brad bro
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Dissendium

1: A place where a small group of elite people go, and scheme some diabolical schemes.

2: A spell that opens the entrance to a secret passage to Hogsmeade in Harry Potter.
"I love Dissendium. It's my second home"
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Cognitive Dissonance

The paradoxical belief that Marxism and Communism lead to the dissolution of Government.
Which happens a lot, because the only historical examples of people to totally overthrow and eliminate government were communistic or directly Marxist. How does that fact give me cognitive dissonance?
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Dissendium

A formally working website dedicated to Harry Potter that disappeared off the earth a few years back. We think Volde found out about it.
"Man I haven't been on Dissendium in AGES!"

"I know right? Bet Voldepants found out about it"
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cognitive dissonance

Justin Trudeau's reaction to the death of Fidel Castro
'It is with deep sorrow that I learned today of the death of Cuba's longest serving President,'
'We join the people of Cuba today in mourning the loss of this remarkable leader.'

etc, etc.
yep this is called cognitive dissonance.
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