Nah, bad snowclones are bad snowclones. Clear, Concise, Witty is how trope names are supposed to be named, and wit (Punny names) is what you should be going for only after the name meets the first two.
Yeah, the No, You trope exists, and "Hypno You" is a snowclone of that. The only reason why that trope can't be renamed to "Accusation Reversal" is that it existed in its phrase-y form for so long that renaming it would actually be detrimental to finding the trope on search sites.
If "Hypno You" had been the launch title of the trope, I guarantee one of two things would've happened right away. 1: the trope would've been unlaunched for the drafter to change the name under protest, or 2: It would've been sent to the Trope Repair Shop where a name change would be forced by vote.
This is just a better title all around.
Let it be known for posterity that the original working title of this trope was "Hypno You". Apparently the pun was too subtle.
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