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* This idea is invoked in the ''Series/{{Wednesday}}'' fic "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/44912842/ Wednesday's Pet]]", when Wednesday and Enid Sinclair form a dom/sub relationship with Enid as Wednesday's "puppy". At one point during their games, Enid rejects the idea that she is a slut in general but affirms that she's fine being labelled as ''Wednesday's'' slut since Wednesday is the only one she would allow to do all these things to her, a distinction that Wednesday accepts.
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* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Wimpod is a small, weak, Bug/Water-type Pokémon with an exclusive ability, Wimp Out, which causes it to automatically retreat into its Poké Ball when its HP drops below 50% or less. Its evolution, Golisopod, is a giant insectoid brute with an exclusive ability, Emergency Exit... which does the exact same thing as Wimp Out.
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** In these cases, they may be borrowing the terms from heraldic language, where there indeed exist no colors white or yellow. There are metals, silver and gold, but no white or yellow. The reason for this is down to heraldic rules [[note]]written to help increase visibility on the battlefield back when being able to discern heraldic insignia was a matter of life-and-death[[/note]] which generally (but not universally) forbid a combination of two colors being placed side by side or on top of one another. To get around this, white and yellow are considered ''[[InsistentTerminology metals]]''. [[note]]And, yes, the two metals can't be used side-by side either, with one exception -- UsefulNotes/ThePope is allowed to use it in the church's heraldry, hence the white and yellow (technically flag of UsefulNotes/VaticanCity.[[/note]] That said, this trope probably still explains why white is referred to as "silver" with far less frequency than yellow is referred to as "gold".

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** In these cases, they may be borrowing the terms from heraldic language, where there indeed exist no colors white or yellow. There are metals, silver and gold, but no white or yellow. The reason for this is down to heraldic rules [[note]]written to help increase visibility on the battlefield back when being able to discern heraldic insignia was a matter of life-and-death[[/note]] which generally (but not universally) forbid a combination of two colors being placed side by side or on top of one another. To get around this, white and yellow are considered ''[[InsistentTerminology metals]]''. [[note]]And, yes, the two metals can't be used side-by side either, with one exception -- UsefulNotes/ThePope is allowed to use it in the church's heraldry, hence the white and yellow (technically flag of UsefulNotes/VaticanCity.UsefulNotes/VaticanCity).[[/note]] That said, this trope probably still explains why white is referred to as "silver" with far less frequency than yellow is referred to as "gold".
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** On a similar note, the flag of UsefulNotes/{{Germany}} is black-red-''gold'' (''Schwarz-Rot-Gold'' in German), and not black-red-yellow (''Schwarz-Rot-Gelb''), despite the lower band being very clearly a dark shade of yellow. This is not only because of the heraldic color scheme but also for political reasons; after the beginning of the Weimar Republic, conservatives, monarchists, and far-right groups (including neo-Nazis) used ''Schwarz-Rot-Gelb'', as well as ''Schwarz-Rot-Senf'' (black-red-mustard) and ''Schwarz-Rot-Scheiße'' (black-red-shit) to insult it (the flag is associated with liberal/democratic visions of Germany, as opposed to the black-white-red of UsefulNotes/ImperialGermany and UsefulNotes/NaziGermany). It got to the point where calling the flag "black-red-yellow" became a ''federal offense'' in Germany on account of its associations with Nazis and their PropagandaMachine. As a result, to quote a prominent vexillologist, "The German colors are black-red-yellow, but they are called black-red-gold."

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** On a similar note, the flag of UsefulNotes/{{Germany}} is black-red-''gold'' (''Schwarz-Rot-Gold'' in German), and not black-red-yellow (''Schwarz-Rot-Gelb''), despite the lower band being very clearly a dark shade of yellow. This is not only because of the heraldic color scheme but also for political reasons; after the beginning of the Weimar Republic, conservatives, monarchists, and far-right groups (including neo-Nazis) Nazis) used ''Schwarz-Rot-Gelb'', as well as ''Schwarz-Rot-Senf'' (black-red-mustard) and ''Schwarz-Rot-Scheiße'' (black-red-shit) to insult it (the flag is associated with liberal/democratic visions of Germany, as opposed to the black-white-red of UsefulNotes/ImperialGermany and UsefulNotes/NaziGermany). It got to the point where calling the flag "black-red-yellow" became a ''federal offense'' in Germany on account of its associations with Nazis and their PropagandaMachine. As a result, to quote a prominent vexillologist, "The German colors are black-red-yellow, but they are called black-red-gold."
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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Paranorman}}'', a bully accuses Norman's BestFriend of having "boobs" and he claims not to have boobs but that they're muscles, however, when the bully punches him in the chest, he shouts, "[[OwMyBodyPart Ow, my boobs]]!".

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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Paranorman}}'', a bully accuses tells Norman's BestFriend Neil to keep out of having his way or he'll punch him in the "boobs" and he Neil claims they are not to have boobs but that boobs, they're muscles, however, pectorals. However, when the bully punches him in the chest, he still shouts, "[[OwMyBodyPart Ow, my boobs]]!".

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