AOL spell

AOL Spell, A.O.L. Spell, n.: any spell that slows down or impedes the progress of an opponent; may also refer to superpowers, force fields, etc.
Ex: "I ran out of fireballs just as the purple worm was attacking; so I cast an AOL spell to slow down time while I recharged my wand." [GJ1]; corruption of AOE and AOE spell.
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Addendum: After America Online, which was notorious for being veeeeerrrrryyyyy sloooooooooow.[GJ1]