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The pettanko is a Flat Character. Literally.
Note that flat-chestedness alone doesn't make one a Pettanko, but rather the associated worries and personality that come with being keenly aware of it, especially compared to girls of more typical sizes around her. A Pettanko should bring to mind a childish cuteness and innocence. This might actually bother her if she is already considered childish and prone to tantrums, so the sore spot becomes endearing. Occasionally, she is proud of that flat chest as a way to appeal to a certain demographic of guys, although real fans in practice make a distinction between one and actual examples of Lolis. Or, for that matter, Ho Yay. Nonetheless, it is very useful in creating a character who looks younger while not actually being so.
Also known as "Delicious Flat Chest", or DFC, a term apparently coined by hell (Notably used in Negima?
Now has its own song—Etna and Flonne, Disgaea
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Contrast, obviously, Big Breasts, Big Deal (and its subtropes).
Note: This is a fan-speak term, not a trope. Do not use it as such. Doesn't mean it can't still be used, but just not as a trope.
For actual tropes with examples, see A-Cup Angst and Petite Pride.
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