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* BlamingTheTools
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* AngryCheekPuff: Puffing one's cheek while pouting or angry as a sign of immaturity.
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* OffendedByAnEnemysIndifference: A person can't accept that someone they hate doesn't care about them.
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* BoyishShorts: Little boys wear short pants because they're too childish/young to wear long ones.
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* OffingTheAnnoyance: Murdering someone [[DisproportionateRetribution just because they irritate you]] is a blatant sign of immaturity.

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* OffingTheAnnoyance: Murdering someone [[DisproportionateRetribution just because they irritate you]] is a blatant sign an extreme form of immaturity.
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* DingDongDitchDistraction: Knocking on someone's door and running away before it can be answered.
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* AbusiveParents: Immature parents believe that they have the right to use fear, manipulation, etc. to control their children.


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* DomesticAbuse: Immature people believe that they have the right to use fear, manipulation, etc. to control their partner.
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* InfantilizationRetaliationE: Treating someone or something like a baby results in the person that's babying them getting hurt in response.

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* InfantilizationRetaliationE: InfantilizationRetaliation: Treating someone or something like a baby results in the person that's babying them getting hurt in response.
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* InfantilizationRetaliation: Treating someone or something like a baby results in the person that's babying them getting hurt in response.

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* InfantilizationRetaliation: InfantilizationRetaliationE: Treating someone or something like a baby results in the person that's babying them getting hurt in response.
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* InfantilizationRetaliation: Treating someone or something like a baby results in the person that's babying them getting hurt in response.
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* OffingTheAnnoyance: Murdering someone [[DisproportionateRetribution just because they irritate you]] is a blatant sign of immaturity.
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ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, an index for tropes, pertaining to just about any form of immaturity.

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ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, an An index for tropes, tropes pertaining to just about any form of immaturity.
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* ChildishVillainMatureHero: A villain who is defined by their immaturity in comparison to the hero.
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* TrojanVeggies: KidsHateVegetables, so they have to be tricked into eating them when they're hidden in a different food.
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* {{Jerkass}}: A character who is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin jerk]] to everyone.

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* {{Jerkass}}: A character who is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin jerk]] {{Jerkass}}: You’re too immature to everyone.be considerate of people’s feelings.
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* {{Jerkass}}: A character who is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin jerk]] to everyone.
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* VillainousBreakdown: A villain will throw a huge temper tantrum like a little kid not getting his way.
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* PlasterCastDoodling: Doodling childish things on a plaster cast like drawing a dick or writing insults.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Pretending to be more moral than you actually are.


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* MoralMyopia: Believing that your own immorality is justified, but another's is inexcusable.


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* TheSociopath: A dangerous combination of [[LackOfEmpathy no empathy]], impulsiveness, and using [[ManipulativeBastard manipulation]] to get what you want.
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* SiblingRivalry: Siblings who fight each other.

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* AlphaBitch: The leader of the cheerleader team who bullies social outcasts. It's immature to pick on someone for no reason.

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* AlphaBitch: The leader of the cheerleader team A popular girl who bullies social outcasts. It's immature to pick on someone for no reason.their inferiorities.



* BabyTalk: Speaking like a baby.



* CarloadOfCoolKids: A car with the windows down passes by and the students inside make harassing remarks.

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* CarloadOfCoolKids: A car with the windows down passes by and the students Students inside make harassing remarks.remarks while passing by.



* ChildishPillowFight: A sleepover tradition is a group of two or more people playfully hitting each other with pillows.

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* ChildishPillowFight: A sleepover tradition is in which a group of two or more people playfully hitting hit each other with pillows.



* {{Delinquent}}: An underage character engages in unlawful behavior for the fun of it.



* TheDitz: A stupid character often lacks maturity.



* DumbassTeenageSon: An absent-minded teenage boy.

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* DumbassTeenageSon: An absent-minded The teenage boy.son of the family is immature.



* {{Egging}}: A prank done to property at which one throws eggs.

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* {{Egging}}: A prank done to Throwing eggs at property at which one throws eggs.as a prank.



* EntertainmentBelowTheirAge: A character enjoys a work outside their age demographic.

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* EntertainmentBelowTheirAge: A An older character enjoys a work outside their intended for a younger age demographic.



* ExperienceEntitlement, ironically enough. People will often try to justify their immature behavior based on horrible experience.

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* ExperienceEntitlement, ironically ExperienceEntitlement: Ironically enough. People will often try to justify their immature behavior based on horrible experience.experiences.



* FreudianExcuse, especially when the person using it attempts to justify their unprovoked actions with one.

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* FreudianExcuse, especially ForTheEvulz: A villain commits a deplorable act just because they thought it was funny.
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when the person using it attempts to justify their unprovoked actions with one.



* GirlsHaveCooties: Boys refuse to hang around girls on account of them possessing a "virus".
* GlassesCuriosity: Needing or wanting to wear the glasses of others.

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* GirlsHaveCooties: Boys refuse to hang around girls on account of them possessing have a "virus".
childish disgust for girls.
* GlassesCuriosity: Needing or wanting Expressing immature eagerness to wear the glasses of others.



* HalloweenTrickery: On Halloween, people do mischievous things like pulling pranks on others

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* HalloweenTrickery: On Halloween, people do mischievous things like pulling pranks on othersothers.



* HehHehYouSaidX: Laughing at an AccidentalInnuendo or inappropriate word in one's speech.

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* HehHehYouSaidX: Laughing at an AccidentalInnuendo accidental innuendo or inappropriate word in one's speech.



* ImmortalImmaturity: Being immortal doesn't stop you from behaving like a child.

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* ImmortalImmaturity: Being immortal doesn't stop you from behaving like a child.immaturely.



* ItsAllAboutMe: A character who is selfish, has no regard for others, and only cares about themselves.



* KidsHateVegetables: Kids aren't mature enough to like vegetables.

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* KidsHateVegetables: Kids aren't mature enough to like have a childish disgust for vegetables.



* MinorWithFakeID: A minor presents a fake [=ID=] to be granted permission into an adult-only place.



* MrImagination: Someone who acts on their imaginative impulses.

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* MrImagination: Someone A character who acts on is lost in their imaginative impulses.roleplay.



* PlayingTheVictimCard: Victimizing yourself to get out of responsibility, often to get the real victim in trouble instead.

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* PlayingTheVictimCard: Victimizing yourself to get out of responsibility, often to get the real victim in trouble instead.responsibility.


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* TeensAreMonsters: Teenagers who are not only mean, but also intimidating, cruel, sociopathic, and downright dangerous.
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* {{Chuunibyou}}: Coolness is rooted in loner reputation and awkward middle school experience.

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* {{Chuunibyou}}: Coolness is rooted in loner reputation and awkward middle school experience.A character tries too hard to convince others they're "cool" through their own delusions.

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ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, an index for tropes, pertaining with just about any form of immaturity.

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* AndCallHimGeorge: You're not mature enough to express your effection to others, so you would rather smother people to death.

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* AndCallHimGeorge: You're not mature enough to express your effection affection to others, so you would rather smother people to death.



* EnfantTerrible: A child who is evil.

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* EnfantTerrible: A child who is evil.An evil child.



* HalloweenTrickery: On Halloween, people do mischievous things like pull pranks on others

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* HalloweenTrickery: On Halloween, people do mischievous things like pull pulling pranks on others



* MinorWithFakeID: A minor presents a fake [=ID=] to be granted permission into an adults-only place.

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* MinorWithFakeID: A minor presents a fake [=ID=] to be granted permission into an adults-only adult-only place.



* MrImagination: Someone who pursues ideals, especially unrealistically, using their own imagination.

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* MrImagination: Someone who pursues ideals, especially unrealistically, using acts on their own imagination.imaginative impulses.



* MyBelovedSmother: A mother who refused to give her son the space he need to grow as a person.
* NaiveNewcomer: Newcomers are typically inexperienced and have trouble fitting in.
* {{Narcissist}}: You think so highly of yourself that it often leads you to disregard others.

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* MyBelovedSmother: A mother who refused refuses to give her son children the space he they need to grow as a person.
* NaiveNewcomer: Newcomers are typically inexperienced and have trouble fitting in.
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* {{Narcissist}}: You think so highly of yourself that it often leads you to disregard others.



* PlayingTheVictimCard: Victimizing yourself in a quandary to get out of responsibility, often to get the real victim in trouble instead.

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* PlayingTheVictimCard: Victimizing yourself in a quandary to get out of responsibility, often to get the real victim in trouble instead.



* RejectingTheConsolationPrize: A SoreLoser who won't accept their second or third place prize.

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* RejectingTheConsolationPrize: A SoreLoser who won't accept their second or third place third-place prize.



* RoyalBrat: A spoiled rich kid (or young adult) misuses their power of royalty.

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* RoyalBrat: A spoiled rich kid (or young adult) person misuses their power of royalty.



* ShakingTheRump: Can be done by immature character if done in a taunting way.

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* ShakingTheRump: Can be done by an immature character if done in a taunting way.



* SkewedPriorities: You're immature if you care about minor things more than important events.



* StillBelievesInSanta: A character's age-inappropriate belief in Santa marks them as childish.
* StillSucksThumb: A character sucks his thumb despite being too old for it.

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* StillBelievesInSanta: A character's age-inappropriate post-childhood belief in Santa marks them as childish.
* StillSucksThumb: A character sucks his their thumb despite being too old for it.



* StupidGood: Being good to others even to a naive degree.
* SunroofShenanigans: Someone uses a sunroof (typically in a limo) to misbehave

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* StupidGood: Being good to others even to a naive degree.
* SunroofShenanigans: Someone uses a sunroof (typically in a limo) to misbehavemisbehave.



* UnstablePoweredChild: A powerful child who's lack of maturity can cause mischief, chaos, or violence all around them.

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* UnstablePoweredChild: A powerful child who's whose lack of maturity can cause mischief, chaos, or violence all around them.

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Contrast MaturityTropes.

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Contrast MaturityTropes.
MaturityTropes. See also TheJerkIndex.



* BetaBitch: The AlphaBitch's [[TheDragon Dragon]].



* TheBully: Picking on others to mask your insecurities or out of boredom.

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* TheBully: Picking on others inferior to mask your insecurities or out of boredom.you.



* CarloadOfCoolKids: A car with the windows down passes by and the students inside make harassing remarks to passers-by or their less fortunate schoolmates.

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* CarloadOfCoolKids: A car with the windows down passes by and the students inside make harassing remarks to passers-by or their less fortunate schoolmates.remarks.



* ChildrenAreInnocent: Children are unaffected by the world's cruelty.

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* ChildrenAreInnocent: Children are unaffected by the world's cruelty.cruelty, often to a naïve fault.



* DeskSweepOfRage: Sweeping everything off your desk in a fit of rage.
* DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery: "I'm disabled so I can behave however the fuck I want!"



* DudeNotFunny: Someone thinks it's okay to joke around in inappropriate situations.

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* DudeNotFunny: Someone thinks it's okay to joke around in inappropriate serious situations.



* EmbarrassingRelativeTeacher: Relatives who don’t act age appropriate around the pupils they teach, thus embarrassing their kids.

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* EmbarrassingRelativeTeacher: Relatives who don’t act age appropriate age-appropriate around the pupils they teach, thus embarrassing their kids.



* EmotionalRegression: Reverting back to an immature emotional state.

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* EmotionalRegression: Reverting back to an immature emotional state.



* GangOfBullies: A gang consisting of [[TheBully bullies]].



* GoshDangItToHeck: Being too innocent to use swear words.
* GrowingUpSucks: Children who believe that growing older is no fun because of the things they could do as children that they won't be allowed to do anymore.

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* GoshDangItToHeck: Being too innocent to use swear words.
* GrowingUpSucks: Children People who believe that growing older is no fun because of the things they could do as children when they were younger that they won't be allowed to do anymore.



* ImmaturityInsult: Insulting someone by calling them a child or treating them as a child.

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* ImmaturityInsult: Insulting someone by calling them a child or treating them as a child. such.



* LittleMissSnarker: A little girl delivers sarcasm.

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* LittleMissSnarker: A little girl delivers sarcasm.makes condescending remarks.
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* TongueOutInsult: Sticking your tongue out at someone to insult/taunt them is immature.
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* AlphaBitch: The leader of the cheerleader team who bullies social outcasts.

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* ResortToPouting: Someone pouts when they don't get their way.
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* CheekCopy: If you're willing to abuse a photocopier by using it to print pictures of your rear end, then you're probably not mature.
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* UnstablePoweredChild: A powerful child who's lack of maturity can cause mischief, chaos, or violence all around them.

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