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Originally Posted by MoonCat
No, not the concept, but the term I've never heard anywhere else. Ever.
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TV Tropes never pretended to be
inventing anything, only repertorying already-existing tropes. Including for tropes name; if there's a widely-known term used, it will get preference. "Jumping the Shark", "Hanging a Lampshade", "Breaking the Fourth Wall"... all those are descriptive terms used in fiction for a while already.
PS: In your case, please consult "
Older Than They Think".