In the Local Tongue/Playing With

Basic Trope: Something that sounds cool or mystical in its native language turns out to mean something mundane or negative.

Straight: In the Troperian language, awesomus coolicus means "wooden stick."
Exaggerated: The Troperian word fantasticoria means "pile of shit."
Justified: The Troperians mistrust all outsiders, so their language is intentionally designed to deceive foreigners.
Inverted: Stupidio lamicum means "fire-breathing dragon."
Subverted: Awesomus coolicus means "wooden stick"...which happens to be primarily used as a euphemism for an ancient all-powerful staff of divine origin.
Double Subverted: But when the characters reach the staff, it turns it out is in fact just a wooden stick.
Parodied: ???
Deconstructed: Misled by the mystical sounding name, the main character believes the Troperian word for "stone" refers to an ancient evil artifact, and sets out on a Windmill Crusade to destroy it.
Averted: Awesomus coolicus means "all-powerful sword."
Enforced: ???
Lampshaded: "Awesomus coolicus means 'stick'? That's rich."
Invoked: (After reaching the location of the Artifact of Doom) "Apparently fantasicorio marvelorum is Troperian for 'spoon'!"
Defied: ???
Discussed: ???
Conversed: ???

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