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Norcing is the act by which a person changed the subject of a conversation without the realisation of the conversation participants until much later in the discussion or, on many occasions, not at all. The act is considered by many as both an art and a sport, with many conversationalists planning to 'Norc' a conversation in advance of the actual event. True Norcing, however, is considered by purists to be a spur of the moment act and therefore any pre-meditated action is considered 'faux-norcing' if identified.

=History=

Norcing is said to have originated as a fully developed concept in around 2011-2012 in Norway. Although sharing a substantial amount of letters, the 'Nor-' part of the word is said to have come from it's inventor rather than the country. Since it's inception, the idea and name has spread across borders and is used in various places such as the U.K, the U.S.A and Australia.