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12	->''(A giant frog chews and swallows Danny's golf ball)''\
13	'''Danny:''' Don't burp.\
14	''[beat]''\
15	'''Frog:''' burp\
16	'''Danny:''' I hate you.\
17	'''Arin:''' How else would you know a cartoon character just ate food if he didn't burp?
18	-->-- ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' [[https://youtu.be/XpX9ez5d2v8?t=492 playing]] ''The Wacky World of Miniature Golf''
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20	So a monster just ate someone, maybe even [[SwallowedWhole without chewing]], or [[GoryDiscretionShot things cut away just before things got...messy]]. But how to make it clear the victim is gone for good, without getting gory?
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22	Easy, just have the monster burp! Bonus points if it politely apologizes for bad table manners.
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24	Note that while this trope is often used to signify the death of the character being consumed, this is not ''always'' the case; instead, the character is merely SwallowedWhole, allowing the media in question to give way to a WombLevel or a FantasticVoyagePlot.
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26	SpitOutAShoe without the need for clothing, though the two tropes often overlap. Usually PlayedForLaughs. Thankfully, there are non fatal cases of this trope.
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30	!! Examples
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32	[[foldercontrol]]
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34	[[folder:Advertising]]
35	* [[https://youtu.be/OaxXIRMmV5Y In this advert,]] the titular a Chicken [[ExtremeOmnivore swallows a car, a TV]], and a little girl, and only burps after eating the third. [[UnexplainedRecovery She's later seen in the commercial unharmed]], though it could be implied she was pulled out of his stomach. [[ItMakesSenseInContext As is the object of the game]]. It's also implied the chicken [[GettingEatenIsHarmless doesn't actually digest anything he eats]].
36	* In this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goTdNyPu5N0 commercial for the Atari Jaguar,]] an angry news reporter rants about how irresponsible it is to have children play a game system with 64-bit graphics. And then an animated [[VisualPun jaguar]] pounces on him swallows him whole, and he continues yelling inside him until the jaguar burps.
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39	[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
40	* From ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', one encounter with [[ExtremeOmnivore Gluttony]] sees him so pissed off that he unleashes a frightening OneWingedAngel form involving opening up his stomach and ribcage into [[BlackHoleBelly what is effectively a black hole]]. Colonel Mustang tries his usual method against Homunculi of [[KillItWithFire blasting him apart with fire]], only for Gluttony to [[NoSell harmlessly devour all of it]]. Cue Gluttony's [[BlackComedy giving a deadpan little burp]] as [[OhCrap the heroes realize how screwed they are]].
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43	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
44	* Subverted in Season 2 episode 50 of ''Animation/HappyHeroes''. The [[FlyingSeafoodSpecial flying shark]] burps after eating Careful S. and his duplicates alive, but spits him out along with everyone else he consumed after Happy S. hits him in his weak spot.
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47	[[folder:Comic Books]]
48	* ''ComicBook/{{Mystic}}'' has a human example of this in issue #36: After the Guild Master of the Dark Magi Guild defeats would-be usurper Tancred, to get around his magically binding vow not to kill him, he hands Tancred over to Vashua, Guild Master of the Tantric Guild. She casts a spell, kisses Tancred on the lips - [[LethalHarmlessPowers and proceeds to inhale him whole like]] [[Franchise/MortalKombat Mileena]]. The next panel depicts her with cheeks puffed up and a speech bubble with "<urp>" in lowercase coming from her lips, a graphical depiction of a genteel belch.
49	* The Marvel gag comic ''"ComicBook/WhatIf ComicBook/SpiderMan married ComicBook/BlackWidow?"'' [[note]]Marvel What If? Volume #1, Issue #34[[/note]] cements Black Widow's depiction as a LiteralManEater by having a speech-bubble with "burp" in it coming from her mouth as she picks her teeth clean with one of Spider-man's bones.
50	* [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/1996/1996-03-03.gif One strip]] of ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' has Jon sit down to watch a video cassette that turns out to be an ApocalypticLog recorded by his rare and expensive talking parrot.
51	-->'''Taped!Parrot''': AIEEEE!
52	-->'''Taped!Garfield''': BURP!
53	-->'''Jon''' ''[sporting a VolumetricMouth]'': [[SayMyName GARFIELD!!!!!!]]
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56	[[folder:Fan Works]]
57	* ''Fanfic/VoyagesOfTheWildSeaHorse'': In chapter 31, [[spoiler:Nabiki Tendo]] is forced to defeat the BigBad of the chapter, a BlobMonster made of blood and bacterial slime, [[EatingTheEnemy by eating it]]. As her [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampire mythic zoan]] powers include rapidly processing and cleansing any blood she ingests, she digests it alive before it can infect her or [[ChestBurster hope to tear its way back out of her]]. Digestion is proven to be complete when she [[BizarreBelching loudly belches up a cloud of phosphor green ashes]] whilst in mid-conversation.
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60	[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
61	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': Subverted. The Hydra eats Hercules and burps when done, but Hercules [[KillItThroughItsStomach escapes by slashing his way out of the monster's throat and cutting its head off]].
62	* ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'': Felicia burps after eating Bartholomew. Ratigan had fed him to her for disrespecting him.
63	* ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'': Combined with SpitOutAShoe (crown) after the Dragon eats Lord Farquaad alive, she burps up his crown.
64	* ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'': During the villagers' fight with the servants at the Beasts' castle, the baker falls into a blue chest, which snaps shut, licks its lips and burps.
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67	[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
68	* ''Film/MenInBlack2'': It's a little hard to hear amidst all the other sounds going on, but when Serleena swallows the mugger alive she gives a slight, low burp as she finishes.
69	* In ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'', [[TheMole Jade]] is fed to a monster carving in the wall by Shao Kahn for failing him. The carving gives out a great big burp when it's done with her.
70	* In the climax of ''Film/MyFavoriteMartian'', Lizzie uses some alien tech to [[OneWingedAngel turn into an alien monster]] and take out two thugs beating up Ted. After gulping one of them down whole she lets out a loud burp, complete with an embarrased look afterward.
71	* ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'': After the bounty hunter Boba Fett slides into the Sarlacc's mouth, it burps to show he's started to (to quote Jabba the Hutt) [[FateWorseThanDeath find a new definition of pain and suffering" as he's "slowly digested over 1,000 years".]] [[spoiler:It's revealed in ''Series/TheMandalorian'', set five years after ''Return of the Jedi'', that Boba escaped the beast's belly (which is then shown in ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett''), but not before getting horribly scarred by its stomach acid]].
72	* In ''Film/TheLittleShopOfHorrors'', the giant carnivorous plant Audrey Junior tends to burp after eating a whole person.
73	* In the Film/TheThreeStooges short ''Film/YouNaztySpy'' the trio are rulers of a fictional country, Moronica (what else?). When the people revolt, the Stooges run to hide and wind up in a pit with three lions. They run into an opening, followed by the lions. One by one, the lions emerge wearing the Stooges' accoutrements, and one of them licks his lips and burps.
74	* ''Film/Creepshow2'': at the end of the segment "The Raft", the mysterious blob monster lets out a burp after it has devoured all four protagonists.
75	* The climax of ''{{Film/Hook}}'' ends with [[spoiler: the thought-to-be-dead crocodile falling on top of Hook and killing him, then inexplicably letting out a burp.]]
76	* ''Film/{{Innerspace}}'' has [[ItMakesSenseInContext Igoe and Tuck fighting inside Jack's stomach]] and Tuck compromises Igoe's suit, exposing him to stomach acid. Tuck exclaims "Congratulations Jack, you just digested the bad guy!" and the next shot is Jack giving a satisfied burp.
77	* ''Film/Tremors6AColdDayInHell'' has this early in on the film when one of the Graboids bursts out of the ground to eat a woman before going back under, burping loudly and spitting up one of her arms in the process.
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80	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
81	* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E1Rose Rose]]", a Nestene construct in the shape of a wheelie bin burps after swallowing Mickey. However, it hasn't eaten him, only captured him, and he turns up again alive and well later.
82	* ''Series/FirstKill:'' In "First Love", Sebastian - who has gained snakelike attributes due to absorbing the Queen Serpent - belches after swallowing Davina whole.
83	* ''Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1981'': At the end of the animated Guide entry on Vogon Constructor Fleets, when a Vogon grandmother is eaten by the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal, it burps.
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86	[[folder:Music Videos]]
87	* The music video for "Panic" by the Czech band Lucie has the singer serenading a giantess in a red dress and heels. After he marries her she devours him and [[SpitOutAShoe pulls his guitar out of her mouth]] before looking into the camera and loudly belching.
88	* In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5NqIsnyTG8 video]] for "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" by Music/PanicAtTheDisco, the LiteralManeater belches after devouring Brendon Urie's character.
89	* The Main/StopMotion music video for Music/WeirdAlYankovic's "Jurassic Park", a FilkSong of [[Film/JurassicPark1993 the eponymous movie]], ends with the ''T. rex'' eating the helicopter that Weird Al is flying away in. It burps and covers its mouth before the IrisOut.
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92	[[folder:Theatre]]
93	* In ''Theatre/IntoTheWoods'', the Baker comes across Grandma's house after the wolf disguised as Grandma eats Little Red Riding Hood. He quickly puts together what happened when he hears "Grandma" let out a really loud belch.
94	* In ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', [[spoiler:after Seymour climbs into Audrey II's mouth to kill it from the inside]], his attempt failing is telegraphed when Audrey II burps after eating him.
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97	[[folder:VideoGames]]
98	* In the original ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'', Riptor's Ultimate consisted of her devouring the opponent whole - the nasty bits aren't shown, though, so there's a cut to black as she pounces and when the image comes back, Riptor suddenly has a BalloonBelly while letting out a belch.
99	* In ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow'', the Gate leading to the Lord of the Dead will do this after devouring Alexander unless he interacts with it correctly. Failing to correctly answer the riddle it poses him afterwards will lead to the same fate.
100	* In a scene of ''VideoGame/LegoBatman 3 : Beyond Gotham'' where the heroes and villains band together, Batman asks where Robin is, the group then spot Killer Croc chewing Robin’s cape. Joker has Croc spit the Boy Wonder out by tickling him in the belly, along with a bunch of fish bones and Dr. Fate's Helmet. Robin picks up the helmet and asks who does it belong to, Croc says it's [[KilledOffscreen "Yesterday’s lunch"]] before burping loudly in front of Robin’s face.
101	* Indy game ''Love At First Bite'' stars a nervous girl who is stress eating in order to ask her crush to be her girlfriend. In the [[MultipleEndings first ending]] she succeeds, but in the hard mode ending she gets dazed by [[ItMakesSenseInContext hallucinogenic candy bars]] and [[EarnYourBadEnding accidentally eats her crush]], letting out a huge burp as she looks around in confusion wondering where she went.
102	* ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'': When the Devour ability reaches its inevitable conclusion, it's signaled by the devouring creature letting out a loud burp.
103	* In ''VideoGame/TribalHunter'', the main character Munch has the ability to inhale and devour defeated enemies, [[SwallowedWhole swallowing them whole]]. After each one he eats, he pats his belly and lets out a satisfied belch. He can also be on the receiving end of this though if he isn’t careful.
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106	[[folder:Webcomics]]
107	* Routinely occurs in Bill Holbrook's webcomic ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'', where predation is both normal and an industry.
108	** Little Coney yields a burp after devouring a grown tiger who was poised to expose her mother's affliction with domestication, which would've gotten Kell fired.
109	** The [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Jerry Springer Spaniel]] Show tried to stir up trouble between Kevin and Kell over an online affair. The last panel of the Thursday 28 May 1998 strip has Kell give a burp while speaking to her husband; Jerry Spaniel is suddenly gone, his microphone lying on the set floor.
110	** R.L. did this after eating his {{doppelganger}}, who was unwilling to let go of being in prison where he was adored as the person he was a body double for.
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113	[[folder:Web Original]]
114	* ''WebOriginal/ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum'': When one mission involving the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' continuum goes pear-shaped and a Gary Stu and his ship full of generic crewmates nearly kill one of the agents involved, another agent summons [[KrakenAndLeviathan Davy Jones' Kraken]] as backup. Cue a MightyRoar, ''everyone on the ship'' (except the agents, who'd already escaped at that point) ending up on the business end of a TotalPartyKill, and a burp from the Kraken to top it off.
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117	[[folder:Western Animation]]
118	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': While they are hunting for ingredients for a pizza in the episode [[Recap/AmphibiaS1E05HopLuck "Hop Luck"]], Anne, and the Plantars end up getting [[SwallowedWhole eaten]] by a carnivorous [[ManEatingPlant tomato plant]], which lets out a satisfied belch afterwards, its leaves resting on its belly. Subverted however, as Anne, and the Plantars soon eat their way out of the tomato plant, and escape.
119	* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'':
120	** The Porky Pig cartoon "Who's Who In The Zoo" (1942) concludes with an ice cream truck and its vendor being flagged down by a zoo's lion who presumably wants an ice cream bar. The vendor walks out of the scene towards him. We hear the lion roar, then we see the lion with a BalloonBelly and the vendor's hat, licking his lips and giving out with a very satisfied hiccup.
121	** 1943's "Puss 'N' Booty" starts off with house cat Rudolph hiccupping out the feathers of the last bird he ate. At the conclusion, when Rudolph turns up missing, his owner asks new bird Dickie Bird if he knows where Rudolph is.. He says he doesn't but then he hiccups out Rudolph's ribbon.
122	* Discussed but ultimately subverted in the ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Adventure Time]]'' episode "The Enchiridion". The giant ogre that [[SwallowedWhole swallows Jake]] lets out a big belch when Jake finally falls into his stomach and assumes that he killed him, only for Jake to emerge unscathed after a GroinAttack makes the ogre barf him back out.
123	* Towards the end of ''WesternAnimation/AMatterOfLoafAndDeath'', an unseen crocodile's belch confirms that [[spoiler:Piella]] was EatenAlive [[DisneyDeath offscreen]].
124	* The ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' episode "Double Dinobot" ends with Dinobot revealing that he ate his clone, then picking a piece of that clone from his teeth before burping.
125	* ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'': In the episode "Sidekicked" the title character was eaten by a mutant alligator mother, and she burped twice after eating him.
126	-->'''Narrator:''' "Oh the horror! The humanity! And other big H-words! Will Jim be eaten alive by the ferocious mutant alligator?"
127	-->'''Alligator:''' Eats him in one bite
128	-->'''Narrator:''' "Well, that answers that. Man, how's he going to get out of this one?"
129	-->'''Alligator:''' Belches
130	-->'''Narrator:''' "Stay tuned to find out!"
131	--> The scene then [[FadeOut fades out]]. It then fades in to the gator lounging next to a tree.
132	-->'''Narrator:''' "Meanwhile, Jim has been eaten by a mutant alligator! But surely this cannot be the end of our mighty hero!"
133	-->'''Gator:''' belches
134	-->'''Narrator:''' "[[LampshadeHanging Okay, maybe it can]]."
135	** Though this is ultimately subverted, as Jim remains [[GettingEatenIsHarmless alive in her stomach]], and manages to escape.
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138	[[SelfDemonstrating BUUUURRRRRP!]]

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