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bathos Lit a sudden ludicrous descent from exalted to ordinary matters or style in speech or writing How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Or this bathetic tribute to the South Vietnamese communists: "Freedom . Still, there are numerous instances of Sandler's trademark childish rage, pets humping stuff and bathetic realizations that working hard in a difficult job market is not as rewarding as spending more time playing with (and acting like) your kids. His audiences exploded with laughter at Douglass's bathetic drop in tone, a strategy which set the general rhythm for the speech that followed. |
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