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Basic Trope: Someone makes a speak-and-spell (or other similar toy for children) say inappropriate things.

  • Straight: Alice uses her little brother Bob's toy, "Talking Tropey the Tiger", to spell out the word "shit".
  • Exaggerated: Alice uses Talking Tropey the Tiger to release a massive Cluster F-Bomb.
  • Downplayed: Alice uses Talking Tropey the Tiger to say something rude but not quite swearing, such as "idiot".
  • Justified: Alice thinks it's funny for a children's toy to cuss.
  • Inverted: Alice uses Talking Tropey the Tiger to say friendly compliments.
  • Subverted:
    • Alice begins to spell "S-H-I...", but she's trying to spell "ship".
    • Alice was trying to spell the Japanese Mushroom.
  • Double Subverted:
    • And then she actually spells out a cuss word later.
    • Unfortunately she doubled the "T" instead of the "I".
  • Parodied: Swear words are the only words Talking Tropey the Tiger can say.
  • Zig-Zagged: Alice uses Talking Tropey the Tiger to swear at some people, compliment others, and say neutral things to others.
  • Averted: Alice never uses any children's toys for saying rude things.
  • Enforced: ???
  • Lampshaded: "Shit." "What did Talking Tropey just say?"
  • Invoked: Alice's friends Charlotte, Danny, and Evan see the toy lying around. Danny suggests that they see if they can make it swear.
  • Exploited: ???
  • Defied:
  • Discussed: ???
  • Conversed: ???

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