https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghettification - "The term was popularized by Stephen Hawking". Hawking was English.

Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master—that's all.”

-- Alice in Wonderland

nah we'll verb anything

Verbing weirds language.