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Very common in WesternAnimation, when one character is starting to sneeze and current situation calls for being quiet, this character or someone else will use a finger under nose to stop the sneeze from happening. This is typically followed up with a GIANT sneeze about three seconds after the finger is removed.

* Alan does this for Anne in the ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingChanAndTheChanClan'' episode "The Greek Caper" when they, Tom and Suzie are being chased by a masked stranger in a museum and disguise themselves as statues. It works... for about half a second.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony'', Megan does this to prevent Gusty from sneezing. Even though it worked the first time, she still wound up sneezing a couple times anyway because Megan wasn't there to stop it. HilarityEnsues.

Very common in western animation, when one character is starting to sneeze and current situation calls for being quiet, this character or someone else will use a finger under nose to stop the sneeze from happening. This is typically followed up with a GIANT sneeze about three seconds after the finger is removed.

* In ''[[WesternAnimation/GarfieldSpecials Garfield's Halloween Adventures]]'', Odie does this to himself while hiding from the pirate ghosts in a cupboard with Garfield, to try to stop himself from blowing their cover with an IllTimedSneeze. Unfortunately, it doesn't work.

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* ''WesternAnimation/SevenLittleMonsters'': When the monsters are making cupcakes in "High Noon", Two begins to sneeze when they are measuring the flour. Three uses a finger to block Two's nose, but Two sneezes anyway, forcing them to start that step over.

* In American Sign Language, the sign for "sneeze" is putting your finger under you nose, like so, and pretending to sneeze.

"''ACHOO!''"

%%* Film/TheThreeStooges did it several times. %%

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}'', Nikki does this to Star to prevent triggering a cave-in (his previous sneeze having caused an [[SneezeOfDoom avalanche]]). Unlike most other examples, it actually stops the sneeze permanently instead of resulting in a giant sneeze when the finger is removed. Not that it matters much since the cave-in is soon afterward triggered by the sled thudding hard on the cave's uneven icy floor.

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Compare InconvenientItch and PottyEmergency. Attempts to avert PepperSneeze, IllTimedSneeze, or SneezeOfDoom with this trope happen sometimes.

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Compare InconvenientItch and PottyEmergency. Attempts to avert PepperSneeze or SneezeOfDoom with this trope happen sometimes.

* In ''Fanfic/LetMeWarmYourHeart'', [[VideoGame/PunchOut Heike]] gives Narcis one of these. {{Justified|trope}}, as well, since Narcis is a [[SneezeOfDoom very loud sneezer]].
* In [[https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/bluumey/686336846980120576?source=share this fancomic]] for ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Aaron Z. gives one of these to Jesse after a cat's tail tickles his nose, claiming he's developing a "[[SneezeOfDoom dad sneeze]]".

* Mentioned in the ''Series/AdventuresInWonderland'' episode "Noses Off." When the Queen of Hearts starts to sneeze from the [[PlotAllergy flowers]] she's using [[ItMakesSenseInContext to hide the long, goofy rubber nose that's glued onto her face]], Alice whispers for the White Rabbit to hold his finger under her nose. But he replies that "a bunny could get hurt doing that." Fortunately, the Queen's SneezeOfDoom blasts away not only the flowers, but the rubber nose too, returning her face to normal.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The 7th Doctor does this to himself to prevent a SneezeOfDoom when he and Ace are hiding from a Dalek in "Remembrance of the Daleks".

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheBusyWorldOfRichardScarry'' tells the story of how [[PunnyName "Leo-pardo"]] [[Creator/LeonardoDaVinci da Vinci]] painted Art/TheMonaLisa. The main difficulty is that Mona Lisa has [[PlotAllergy horrible allergies]] and is always sneezing, so Leo-pardo invents a contraption with a "finger" to stifle her sneezes again and again until the painting is done. But after a while, she can't hold back anymore and sneezes so hard that she [[SneezeOfDoom blasts the contraption to pieces.]]
* In the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short "Frigid Hare", WesternAnimation/BugsBunny stifles an Eskimo's sneeze this way to keep the ice ledge under them from breaking. [[SneezeOfDoom And then Bugs sneezes.]]

* Mentioned in the ''Series/AdventuresInWonderland'' episode "Noses Off." When the Queen starts to sneeze from the flowers she's using [[ItMakesSenseInContext to hide the long, goofy rubber nose that's glued onto her face]], Alice whispers for the White Rabbit to hold his finger under her nose. But he replies that "a bunny could get hurt doing that." Fortunately, the Queen's SneezeOfDoom blasts away not only the flowers, but the rubber nose too, returning her face to normal.

* Film/TheThreeStooges did it several times.

* An episode of ''Series/FullHouse'' has Danny about to sneeze and Jesse and Joey trying to prevent him from doing so this way. He still sneezes.