Not normal is not automatically messed up. There's a difference.

He's not a comic nerd, either. Sword-and-sorcery fantasy nerd? Yeah. But not comics. He just uses the fancy word because it's more concise than actually describing the power. Most people understand enough to get it.

A quick glance to make sure no one else can see, and then he turns his palm up. A small exertion of his power and a small, rough-looking ball of ice crackles into existence in his hand. "Little clearer, now?"