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Rebracketing of inception coined with reference to the 2010 science fiction film of the same title, the plot of which involves a team of people infiltrating someone's subconscious mind, proceeding through several layers of dreams in the process.
Adapted from David Mitchell's novel of the same name, Cloud Atlas is a story-ception; a post apocalyptic campfire story about a guy watching a movie in which someone reads a novel whose main character follows a series of letters.
2012, Maura Breen, "Latest play presents challenge for actors", Tan & Cardinal (Otterbein University), Volume 94, Issue 5, 26 September 2012, page 4 (image caption):
Playception: Each actor must portray a character playing another character.
2013 November, Kelly Herman, “Foodception: A Review”, in Campus Talk, published 2013, page 9:
Seen any horrendous foodceptions you just can't wrap your head around (like pasta burritos)?