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* We ''could'' have called ButtMonkey '''[[WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter Megward the Wizard]]''', except for the fact that this trope was around waaaaaaay before [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Meg Griffin]], [[WesternAnimation/Squidward Tentacles]], and [[WesternANimation/FanboyAndChumChum Kyle Bloodworth-Thomason]] came to be.

* We ''could'' have called ButtMonkey '''[[Creator/TheMysteriousMrEnter Megward the Wizard]]''', except for the fact that this trope was around waaaaaaay before [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Meg Griffin]], [[WesternAnimation/Squidward Tentacles]], and [[WesternANimation/FanboyAndChumChum Kyle Bloodworth-Thomason]] came to be.

* ScrappyMechanic isn't called '''[[Creator/ProZD It's Time for Egg Delivery]]''' because that doesn't make sense without context.

* There is no way we are choosing '''"No."''' over LittleNo. That's asking for TropeDecay to take over.

* ThePrankster is clearer and more indicative than "The [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]]" because being mischievous isn't the only thing that the character's known for, and there's always a chance that [[Administrivia/TropeNamerSyndrome someone somewhere won't know who that character is]].

* It's called ADateWithRosiePalms because it turns out '''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam This Hand Of Mine Glows With An Awesome Power]]''' isn't actually an example.

* EsotericHappyEnding is not named [[WebAnimation/TheDementedCartoonMovie "HAPPY END!!"]] because it is too obscure a reference and does not illustrate the concept at all.[[note]]This despite the fact that the moment actually provides the page image.[[/note]]

* CherryTapping may be slightly confusing, but communicates the weak choice of attack with the "tapping". '''Disrespectful KO''' or '''Most humiliating defeat''' are far too vague.

* GroundhogDayLoop actually ''could'' be called '''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya "Endless Eight" Loop]]''' on a Japanese version of TV Tropes, but in the English-speaking world [[Film/GroundhogDay the current trope namer]] is much more well-known.

* RealSongThemeTune isn't called '''How They Got People to Watch Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''' because the movie had plenty of other selling points aside from the 70s soundtrack.

* SadisticChoice could be called '''The VideoGame/MassEffect Effect''' but that series is known for more things than that. Plus it just sounds weird to say out loud.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys is kinda snowclone-y, but it's nowhere near as bad as '''Screw the Rules, We've Got Monkeys'''.

* It's called DanBrowned because '''If You're Going To Make Such A Big Sodding Deal About It Being Accurate Then Make Sure It's Actually Accurate, Stupid''' is just too long and mean.

* BuxomIsBetter isn't exactly the most subtle trope title, but it's significantly less blatant than '''[[Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}} Busty Makes Me Feel Good]]'''.

* SexyWalk is shorter than '''The Harder A Lady Sways Her Hips, The Harder (Straight) Guys Get'''.
** It is also shorter than '''[[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse They're Hypnotized By My Way Of Walking]]'''.

** Another guy suggested '''How Everybody Drives in Real Life'''. We put him in a car with somebody who really does DriveLikeCrazy. He survived but he won't be suggesting anything that stupid again.
* DracoInLeatherPants is admittedly rather confusing but it's still better than '''[[Memes/AvengersInfinityWar Thanos Was Right]]''' or '''[[Memes/AvengersEndgame Thanos Did Nothing Wrong]]'''.
* Speaking of DistaffCounterpart, we found it unnecessary to genderize DroppedABridgeOnHim, mainly because '''[[ComicBook/GreenLantern Dropped A Fridge on Her]]''' is unprecise in several aspects (fridges are ''dropped'' only by 3 Mustaphas 3; the [[PerfectlyCromulentWord bedropped]] damsel is only a side character).

* We went with TheDulcineaEffect rather than '''[[Website/TheGrandListOfConsoleRPGCliches Thinking With The Wrong Head]]''' because even if you get through the ambiguity, it would still be cynical (and immature) to claim love is driven exclusively by libido.

* EarthIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse is more or less self-explanatory, '''Most Writers Are Terrans''', however, sounds much more general.

* ElectronicEyes speaks for itself. '''[[VideoGame/DeusEx My Vision Has Been Augmented]]''' probably too but, you know, phrase-based title and meme-shoehorning and those are no-no.

* EnsembleDarkHorse isn't going to be called '''[[MemeticMutation Everybody Loves]] [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewHorizons Raymond]]''' because the current title is much more easily understandable, a trope name [[{{Pun}} punning]] directly on [[Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond an actual series]] is a recipe for confusion, and we've [[SomebodyDoesntLoveRaymond already done a more distinct pun on that]].

* EsotericHappyEnding is not named [[WebAnimation/TheDementedCartoonMovie "HAPPY END!!"]] because it is too obscure a reference and does not illustrate the trope at all.[[note]]This despite the fact that the moment actually provides the page image.[[/note]]

* The original proposed name for MaleGaze '''A Trope Linked Literally Everywhere Because Tropers can't Keep Their Horny Thoughts to Themselves''' but people got really defensive whenever it was brought up. Also it was kind of long.

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot is not called '''{{Ninja}} {{Pirate}} [[EverythingsDeaderWithZombies Zombie]] Robot {{Cowboy}} {{Hobos}} With {{Chainsaw|Good}} {{Laser|Blade}} {{Black|SwordsAreBetter}} {{OddlyShaped|Sword}} {{Katanas|AreJustBetter}} And [[GunsAkimbo Several]] [[MoreDakka automatic]] {{Revolvers|AreJustBetter}} And ThePowerOfFriendship [[CoolVersusAwesome Fighting]] [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampire]] CommieNazis With BlackMagic Riding {{Cyborg}} [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Dinosaurs]] With Head Mounted [[EnergyWeapon Lasers]] Attacked by Film/{{Snakes On A|Plane}} [[ClusterFBomb Mother]][[PardonMyKlingon frakkin']] [[MilitaryMashupMachine Submarine Jet]] With {{Misplaced|Wildlife}} {{Bears|AreBadNews}} Crashing Into An Ancient {{Zeppelin|sFromAnotherWorld}} With Franchise/{{Alien}} [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Anacondas]][[MemeticBadass Chuck Norris]] And Creator/SamuelLJackson Feauring LipstickLesbian {{Time Travel}}ling [[{{Fanservice}} Bikini]] {{W|olfMan}}erewolf {{Cat Girl}}s DualWielding [[ProductPlacement Febreze]]: OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: [[ItsPersonal This Time, It's Personal]]: [[RecycledINSPACE In SPACE]]: TheMovie: The Game: 3D [[ReCut Gold Silver Super Ultra Heart Soul Special edition Director's Cut EX]]''' because that would be far too much to type.

* HotScientist isn’t going to be renamed '''[[Music/ThomasDolby She Blinded Me With Science]]''' because punny references to 80s [[OneHitWonder One Hit Wonders]] aren’t a great way to name tropes and could be confused for GoForTheEye.

* '''This Idea Is Bogus And You Should Hang Yourself For It''' does not even ''remotely'' [[Administrivia/NotADeconstruction begin to describe]] what {{Deconstruction}} is about, even if many think it does.

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot is not called '''{{Ninja}} {{Pirate}} [[EverythingsDeaderWithZombies Zombie]] Robot {{Cowboy}} {{Hobos}} With {{Chainsaw|Good}} {{Laser|Blade}} {{Black|SwordsAreBetter}} {{OddlyShaped|Sword}} {{Katanas|AreJustBetter}} And [[GunsAkimbo Several]] [[MoreDakka automatic]] {{Revolvers|AreJustBetter}} And ThePowerOfFriendship [[CoolVersusAwesome Fighting]] [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampire]] CommieNazis With BlackMagic Riding {{Cyborg}} [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Dinosaurs]] With Head Mounted [[EnergyWeapon Lasers]] Attacked by Film/{{Snakes On A|Plane}} [[ClusterFBomb Mother]][[PardonMyKlingon frakkin']] [[MilitaryMashupMachine Submarine Jet]] With {{Misplaced|Wildlife}} {{Bears|AreBadNews}} Crashing Into An Ancient {{Zeppelin|sFromAnotherWorld}} With Franchise/{{Alien}} [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Anacondas]][[MemeticBadass Chuck Norris]] And Creator/SamuelLJackson Feauring LipstickLesbian {{Time Travel}}ling [[{{Fanservice}} Bikini]] {{W|olfMan}}erewolf {{Cat Girl}}s DualWielding [[ProductPlacement Febreze]]: OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: [[ItsPersonal This Time, It's Personal]]: [[RecycledINSPACE In SPACE]]: TheMovie: The Game: 3D [[ReCut Gold Silver Super Ultra Heart Soul Special edition Director's Cut EX]] because that would be far too much to type.
** Even [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants A Football-Playing King in Space]] is a little too long, and since in context no such character actually appeared, would be too easily confused with BreadEggsBreadedEggs.