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* MedievalPrehistory [[note]]Also a narrative trope.[[/note]]

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* MedievalPrehistory [[note]]Also [[note]]Prehistoric creatures did not exist in the real world's Medieval period. Also a narrative trope.[[/note]]



* MultipleEndings [[note]]Also a narrative trope, real life is not a fictional story.[[/note]]

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* MultipleEndings [[note]]Also [[note]]Impossible in real life. Also a narrative trope, real life is not a fictional story.[[/note]]



* MysticalWhiteHair [[note]]Also a characterization trope.[[/note]]

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* MysticalWhiteHair [[note]]Also [[note]]Requires magic, which doesn't exist in real life. Also a characterization trope.[[/note]]



* NoOSHACompliance[[note]]Also attracted examples that encouraged trope drift; not every workplace accident is this trope.[[/note]]

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* NoOSHACompliance[[note]]Also NoOSHACompliance[[note]] Too Controversial. Also attracted examples that encouraged trope drift; not every workplace accident is this trope.[[/note]]

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* OurMonstersAreWeird[[note]]Since there's currently no evidence for real monsters.[[/note]]
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* MakeupIsEvil[[note]]Morality trope, also attracted trope decay in the form of "makeup being scandalous".[[/note]]


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* MercyKill[[note]]Human euthanasia and assisted suicide are extremely controversial subjects, attracted anecdotes.[[/note]]
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* MooseAndMapleSyrup[[note]]Stereotype trope.[[/note]]
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* MadMathematician[[note]]Morality trope[[/note]]

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* MadMathematician[[note]]Morality trope[[/note]]MadMathematician[[note]]Stereotype[[/note]]
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* LowTechSpears[[note]]Stereotyping[[/note]]
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* LookMaNoPlane [[note]]This trope defies physics to make someone fly.[[/note]]

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* NerdsAreVirgins[[note]]Sexuality trope, a stereotype, and [[SelfDeprication too common]].[[/note]]

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* NerdsAreVirgins[[note]]Sexuality trope, a stereotype, and [[SelfDeprication [[SelfDeprecation too common]].[[/note]]

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* MultiEthnicName[[note]]Too common.[[/note]]
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* OperatorIncompatability[[note]]Impossible[[/note]]

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* LaceratingLoveLanguage[[note]]Too closely related to abuse, potential to attract gossip [[/note]]
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* LessDisturbingInContext[[note]]Narrative trope, attracted poor examples[[/note]]



* MemeticMolester[[note]]To call a ''character'' a molester is one thing, to call ''real people'' molesters is another, and could even be construed as libel, ''which could get this site in actual legal trouble.''[[/note]]
* MemeticPsychopath[[note]]To call a ''character'' a psychopath is one thing, to call ''real people'' psychopaths is another, and could even be construed as libel, ''which could get this site in actual legal trouble.''[[/note]]

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* MemeticMolester[[note]]To call a ''character'' a molester is one thing, to call ''real people'' molesters is another, and could even be construed as libel, ''which could get this site in actual legal trouble.''[[/note]]
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* MemeticPsychopath[[note]]To call a ''character'' a psychopath is one thing, to call ''real people'' psychopaths is another, and could even be construed as libel, ''which could get this site in actual legal trouble.''[[/note]]libel[[/note]]
* MenagerieOfMisery[[note]]Attracted ROCEJ-violating arguments about zoos as a concept.[[/note]]



* MenagerieOfMisery[[note]]Attracted ROCEJ-violating arguments about zoos as a concept.[[/note]]


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* TheMentallyDisturbed[[note]]Gossip[[/note]]


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* MonsterClown[[note]]Morality[[/note]]


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* NotMeThisTime[[note]]Morality (since it's about villains getting misblamed), attracted ROCEJ violations[[/note]]


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* LackOfEmpathy[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]

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* LackOfEmpathy[[note]]Morality trope.trope, gossip about mental illness.[[/note]]




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* OvershadowedByAwesome[[note]]Too common.[[/note]]

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* LackOfEmpathy[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* TheLadette[[note]]A stock character, gossip about women's party lives.[[/note]]
* LadyMacbeth[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* TheLancer[[note]]A stock character role.[[/note]]
* LandDownUnder[[note]]A stereotype.[[/note]]
* LanguageOfLove[[note]]Sex-related, too common.[[/note]]
* LanternJawOfJustice[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* LargeAndInCharge[[note]]Characterization based on appearance.[[/note]]
* LargeHam[[note]]Too common, and attracted misuse - in real life, most "large hams" are just hammy as a stage presence.[[/note]]
* LasciviousBeautyMark[[note]]Characterization based on appearance.[[/note]]
* LaserGuidedKarma[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* LastDisrespects[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* LateArrivalSpoiler[[note]]The concept of a "spoiler" is too tied to narratives to apply to real life.[[/note]]
* LateComingOut[[note]]Gossip, too common.[[/note]]
* LatinLover[[note]]A stereotype.[[/note]]
* LatinoIsBrown[[note]]A stereotype.[[/note]]
* LaughablyEvil[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* LawOfDisproportionateResponse[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* LawOfInverseFertility[[note]]Sex-related, a Narrative trope.[[/note]]
* LawfulEvil[[invoked]][[note]]A Character Alignment trope, which are Morality and Too Controversial.[[/note]]
* LawfulGood[[invoked]][[note]]A Character Alignment trope, which are Morality and Too Controversial.[[/note]]
* LawfulNeutral[[invoked]][[note]]A Character Alignment trope, which are Morality and Too Controversial.[[/note]]
* LawfulStupid[[note]]A Character Alignment trope, which are Morality and Too Controversial.[[/note]]
* LawmanGoneBad[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* LazyBum[[note]]Too common, attracted complaining.[[/note]]
* LeanAndMean[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* LecherousStepparent[[note]]A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope.[[/note]]
* LegalizedEvil[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* LemmingCops[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* LesbianVampire [[note]]Attracted crappy examples of women consuming blood. Vampires aren't real.[[/note]]
* LesserStar[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* LethalChef[[note]]A stock character, and attracted complaining about chefs you don't like.[[/note]]
* LetsWaitAWhile[[note]]An innuendo stock phrase, albeit about ''not'' having sex.[[/note]]
* LewdLustChasteSex[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* LibertariansInSpace [[note]]We haven't encountered any aliens yet, and they probably wouldn't have human-like political systems if we did. Also, thus far no libertarians, or any political group, have set up a civilization in space.[[/note]]
* LibertyOverProsperity[[note]]Attracts ROCEJ violations.[[/note]]
* LieBackAndThinkOfEngland[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics[[note]]Too controversial, attracted ROCEJ violations.[[/note]]
* LifeWillKillYou[[note]]Too common, since people die all the time.[[/note]]
* LightIsNotGood[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* LighterAndSofter[[note]]Real life doesn't have a "tone".[[/note]]
* LikesOlderMen[[note]]Too Common. Also a sexuality and gossip trope.[[/note]]
* LikesOlderWomen[[note]]Too Common. Also a sexuality and gossip trope.[[/note]]
* LimitBreak [[note]]About video game mechanics. We don't have power meters or hit points.[[/note]]
* LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards [[note]]Requires wizards to exist and numerically measured stats, neither of which real people have.[[/note]]
* LipstickLesbian[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]]
* LiteralManeater[[note]]Should only be for monsters/supernatural creatures. Also attracted troubling examples of human serial killers.[[/note]]
* LiteralMinded[[note]]Gossip.[[/note]]
* LittleMissBadass[[note]]Attracted gushing.[[/note]]
* TheLittleShopThatWasntThereYesterday[[note]]Impossible because it's about magic/supernatural shops. Mundane pop-up shops are not this trope.[[/note]]
* LittlestCancerPatient[[note]]A stock character, and "children with cancer/other fatal diseases" is unfortunately too common.[[/note]]
* LivingAphrodisiac[[note]]Sex-related, impossible.[[/note]]
* LivingInAFurnitureStore[[note]]A trope about ''unrealistic'' levels of cleanliness and furniture trendiness.[[/note]]
* LivingWithTheVillain[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* TheLoad[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* LoanShark[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* TheLoinsSleepTonight[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* LonelyAtTheTop[[note]]Gossip.[[/note]]
* LonersAreFreaks[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* LongestPregnancyEver [[note]]No one can stay pregnant for years and have the baby survive.[[/note]]
* LookMaNoPlane [[note]]This trope defies physics to make someone fly.[[/note]]
* TheLoonie[[note]]A stereotype of the mentally ill.[[/note]]
* LoonyFan[[note]]Often Gossip about people who were murdered or stalked by their fans.[[/note]]
* LoserSonOfLoserDad[[note]]Gossip trope.[[/note]]
* LoudSleeperGag[[note]]Too common.[[/note]]
* LouisCypher [[note]]As far as we know, {{Satan}} isn't real and can't masquerade as a real person.[[/note]]
* LousyLoversAreLosers[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* LovableAlphaBitch[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* LovableSexManiac[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* LoveMakesYouEvil[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* LoveItOrHateIt[[note]]Too Common.[[/note]]
* LoveMartyr[[note]]Often related to abuse.[[/note]]
* LovePotion[[note]]Sex-related, impossible.[[/note]]
* LoveTheProductHateTheProducer[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* ALoveToDismember[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* LovedByAll [[note]]Much like Universally Beloved Leader, it's impossible to please everyone in real life, because there are at least a few people who may have different opinions.[[/note]]
* LoverAndBeloved[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* LuddWasRight[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* {{Lust}}[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* LustObject[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* LysistrataGambit[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]

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* {{MacGuffin}}[[note]]A narrative trope.[[/note]]
* MachoLatino[[note]]A stereotype.[[/note]]
* MadDoctor[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* MadMathematician[[note]]Morality trope[[/note]]
* MadeOfEvil[[note]]Morality trope, also impossible.[[/note]]
* MadonnaWhoreComplex[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]]
* MafiaPrincess[[note]]Related to organized crime.[[/note]]
* MageSpecies [[note]]Requires both non-human sapient species and wizards to exist.[[/note]]
* MagiBabble [[note]]Requires magic to exist.[[/note]]
* TheMagicGoesAway[[note]]As far as we know, magic didn't exist in the past, and it doesn't now.[[/note]]
* MagicAndPowers[[note]]Such abilities are, by definition, fantastical.[[/note]]
* MagicRealism[[note]]Real life doesn't have a genre, is by definition realistic, and magic isn't real.[[/note]]
* MagicalGesture [[note]]Requires magic to exist.[[/note]]
* MagicalAsian[[note]]Requires magic to exist, and also a stereotype.[[/note]]
* MagicalMinorityPerson[[note]]Requires magic to exist, and also a stereotype.[[/note]]
* MagicalNativeAmerican[[note]]Requires magic to exist, and also a stereotype.[[/note]]
* MagicalNegro[[note]]Requires magic to exist, and also a stereotype.[[/note]]
* MagicalQueer[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]]
* MagnificentBastard[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* MailOrderBride[[note]]Too common, sex-related.[[/note]]
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident[[note]]Attracted conspiracy theories.[[/note]]
* MakeTheBearAngryAgain[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext[[note]]Attracted anecdotes of people behaving in wacky ways, and ironically, anecdotes taken out of context, when they did, in fact, [[ItMakesSenseInContext make more sense in "context".]][[/note]]
* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* MalcolmXerox[[note]]Although many people have tried to emulate UsefulNotes/MalcolmX, no one has ever been designed to be his {{Expy}}.[[/note]]
* MaleToFemaleUniversalAdaptor[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* MalevolentMugshot[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* MaliciousSlander[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* MalignedMixedMarriage[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* TheManBehindTheMan[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* ManIFeelLikeAWoman[[note]]Related to EasySexChange. Instantaneous [[GenderBender Gender Benders]] aren't real.[[/note]]
* AManIsAlwaysEager[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* TheManIsStickingItToTheMan[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex[[note]]Sex related, requires impossible powers.[[/note]]
* ManOfWealthAndTaste[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* {{Manchild}}[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* ManifestoMakingMalcontent[[note]]Morality, a stock character, too common, often controversial.[[/note]]
* ManipulativeBastard[[note]]Too common in real life, and calling someone manipulative is asking for trouble.[[/note]]
* ManlyGay[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]]
* ManufacturingVictims[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* MaritalRapeLicense[[note]]A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope.[[/note]]
* MarriageOfConvenience[[note]]Gossip.[[/note]]
* MarryThemAll[[note]]Sexuality trope, also narrative since it's frequently a HaremGenre trope.[[/note]]
* MarsNeedsWomen[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* MarshmallowHell[[note]]Too common, also often associated with sexuality.[[/note]]
* MartyrdomCulture[[note]]Attracted ROCEJ violations about religious zealots.[[/note]]
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy[[note]]A group characterization trope.[[/note]]
* MassOhCrap[[note]]Too common, and a narrative trope.[[/note]]
* MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* MateOrDie[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* MaternalImpression [[note]]Based on a disproven scientific theory.[[/note]]
* MatingDance[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* {{Matricide}}[[note]]Attracted true crime grossness.[[/note]]
* MauveShirt[[note]]A narrative trope.[[/note]]
* MayDecemberRomance[[note]]Too common, also a sexuality and gossip trope.[[/note]]
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane [[note]]Events in real life have defined explanations, and magic isn't real.[[/note]]
* MayorPain[[note]]Either calling mayors evil, or complaining about incompetence.[[/note]]
* TheMcCoy[[note]]A stock role.[[/note]]
* MeanBoss[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* MeanCharacterNiceActor[[note]]Gossip.[[/note]]
* MeaningfulName[[note]]This trope requires a name to be picked by an external creator to be "meaningful". Also attracted ROCEJ violations.[[/note]]
* MeatGrinderSurgery [[note]]Real life attempts would not only fail a lot, they'd also be nauseating.[[/note]]
* MeatVersusVeggies[[note]]Yes, the arguments get ''that'' intense.[[/note]]
* MediaScaremongering[[note]]Too controversial, too common.[[/note]]
* MedicalRapeAndImpregnate[[note]]A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope.[[/note]]
* MedievalPrehistory [[note]]Also a narrative trope.[[/note]]
* MeetTheNewBoss[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* MegaCorp[[note]]Too common, attracted complaining about large companies.[[/note]]
* MemeticLoser[[note]]To call a ''character'' a loser is one thing, to call ''real people'' losers is another.[[/note]]
* MemeticMolester[[note]]To call a ''character'' a molester is one thing, to call ''real people'' molesters is another, and could even be construed as libel, ''which could get this site in actual legal trouble.''[[/note]]
* MemeticPsychopath[[note]]To call a ''character'' a psychopath is one thing, to call ''real people'' psychopaths is another, and could even be construed as libel, ''which could get this site in actual legal trouble.''[[/note]]
* MenAreBetterThanWomen[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* MenAreTheExpendableGender[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* MenagerieOfMisery[[note]]Attracted ROCEJ-violating arguments about zoos as a concept.[[/note]]
* MentalAffair[[note]]A Gossip trope.[[/note]]
* MentalHandicapMoralDeficiency[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* MermaidProblem[[note]]Sex trope, also impossible because mermaids.[[/note]]
* MicrowaveTheDog[[note]]An animal abuse trope. Also attracted squick.[[/note]]
* MiddleEasternTerrorists[[note]]Too controversial, a stereotype.[[/note]]
* MiddleNameBasis[[note]]Too common.[[/note]]
* MiddleSchoolIsMiserable[[note]]Too common, was concerned about attracting unsavory anecdotes.[[/note]]
* MightyWhiteyAndMellowYellow[[note]]A stereotype.[[/note]]
* MistakenForGay[[note]]Related to sexuality, and Too Common.[[/note]]
* MileHighClub[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* AMillionIsAStatistic[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* MillionToOneChance[[note]]Too common.[[/note]]
* MillsAndBoonProse[[note]]Sex-related, should only be used to describe written text.[[/note]]
* TheMillstone[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* MindRape[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* MindScrew[[note]]Attracted misuse - this trope is not "any confusing thing", especially if it's only confusing to laypeople and not to experts.[[/note]]
* MindlinkMates[[note]]Telepathy is currently unconfirmed.[[/note]]
* MiniMe[[note]]Many real-life animals look like smaller versions of their parents. Plus scale models of larger things and toys that come in several sizes exist all over. [[note]]Toys can be made an exception if the example is [[{{Pun}} played with.]][[/note]]
* MinionWithAnFInEvil[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* MirrorSelf[[note]]Requires there to be a MirrorUniverse, which is currently unconfirmed.[[/note]]
* MirrorUniverse[[note]]Alternate universes are currently unconfirmed.[[/note]]
* MirroringFactions[[note]]Characterization.[[/note]]
* MisBlamed[[note]]Too common, and attracted complaining about people blaming the wrong person.[[/note]]
* MisaimedFandom[[note]]Attracted drama about political parties and serial killers that people were "misaimed" for liking.[[/note]]
* MisanthropeSupreme[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* MiscarriageOfJustice[[note]]Too common, and attracted complaining about the state of the legal system.[[/note]]
* MissingEpisode[[note]]Real life has no episodes - "things you've forgotten" are not "Missing Episodes". Also previously attracted... concerning examples about people seeking out school shooters' manifestos and suicide tapes.[[/note]]
* MissingStepsPlan[[note]]Too common.[[/note]]
* MistakenForFakeHair[[note]]Too common.[[/note]]
* MistakenForMisogynist[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* MistakenForPedophile[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* MistakenForRacist[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* MistakenForRomance[[note]]Too common, sex-adjacent.[[/note]]
* MisterSeahorse[[note]]Sex related, and in fiction, this trope usually involves some sort of magic making a man pregnant, and Trope Talk threads have decided that male seahorses (who don't actually get pregnant) and trans men [[CaptainObvious (who don't use magic to get pregnant)]] don't count.[[/note]]
* MixAndMatchCritters [[note]]Real life hybrids don't count; this trope's about combinations of unrelated creatures.[[/note]]
* MockingTheMourner[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* TheModestOrgasm[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* ModernStasis[[note]]Impossible in real life.[[/note]]
* MommasBoy[[note]]Too common, a stock character.[[/note]]
* MoneyFetish[[note]]Too controversial, sex-adjacent.[[/note]]
* MonochromeCasting [[note]]This trope is about works where the whole cast is of the same race. Real-life people are not part of a "cast", and people of different races exist in real life.[[/note]]
* MonsterFangirl[[note]]Attracted a long list of serial killers/mass murderers who attracted fangirls, compare AllGirlsWantBadBoys[[/note]]
* MonsterMisogyny[[note]]Morality. Also needs literal monsters, which don't exist in real life.[[/note]]
* MonstrousCannibalism[[note]]Should only be used for "monsters", not real animals.[[/note]]
* MonumentOfHumiliationAndDefeat[[note]]Too common.[[/note]]
* MoodWhiplash[[note]]Real life has no "mood".[[/note]]
* {{Mooks}}[[note]]Impossible because "mooks" as seen in movies and video games in the like don't exist, and has a Morality component since they often serve evil.[[/note]]
* MookLieutenant[[note]]Impossible because "mooks" as seen in movies and video games in the like don't exist, and has a Morality component since they often serve evil.[[/note]]
* MoralDisambiguation[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* MoralEventHorizon[[note]]When or if a real person has crossed this is too subjective and controversial -- yes, even [[UsefulNotes/{{Cambodia}} Pol Pot]].[[/note]]
* MoralGuardians[[note]]Too Common, and attracted complaining.[[/note]]
* MoralityChain[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* MoralMyopia[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* MoralPragmatist[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* MoreDakka[[note]]Even stuff as simple as arguments about which gun shoots bullets faster have a weird tendency to devolve into UsefulNotes/MisplacedNationalism.[[/note]]
* MorningSickness[[note]]Too common, and contrary to the way it's used in fiction, morning sickness is ''not'' a guaranteed sign of pregnancy.[[/note]]
* MortalityPhobia[[note]]Too common, controversial.[[/note]]
* MrFanservice[[note]]No one exists ''just'' to be fanservice, also a sexy trope.[[/note]]
* MrViceGuy[[note]]Morality, and attracted misuse of the trope.[[/note]]
* MrsRobinson[[note]]A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope, since it's often related to statutory rape.[[/note]]
* MsFanservice[[note]]No one exists ''just'' to be fanservice, also a sexy trope.[[/note]]
* MsRedInk[[note]]A stereotype.[[/note]]
* MugglesDoItBetter [[note]]Requires there to be supernaturally empowered individuals to compare the "muggles" to.[[/note]]
* MultiEthnicName[[note]]Too common.[[/note]]
* MultipleEndings [[note]]Also a narrative trope, real life is not a fictional story.[[/note]]
* {{Munchkin}}[[note]]Too common.[[/note]]
* {{Mundanger}}[[note]]All dangers in real life are mundane; this trope requires supernatural horrors to contrast with. Previously attracted problematic examples.[[/note]]
* MurderByInaction[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* MurderInc[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* MurderSuicide[[note]]NRLEP'd to prevent true crime natter.[[/note]]
* MuseumOfBoredom[[note]]Too YMMV - one person's MuseumOfBoredom is another's awesome museum.[[/note]]
* MustBeInvited [[note]]Even though it would be impolite, there's nothing supernatural preventing someone from walking into your house uninvited.[[/note]]
* MustNotDieAVirgin[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* MutilationInterrogation[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* MyBelovedSmother[[note]]Gossip.[[/note]]
* MyCountryRightOrWrong[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* MyFutureSelfAndMe [[note]]We cannot meet ourselves from the future.[[/note]]
* MyGirlIsASlut[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]]
* MyGirlIsNotASlut[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone[[note]]Too common, often suicide-related.[[/note]]
* MySensorsIndicateYouWantToTapThat[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]]
* MysticalIndia[[note]]A stereotype. Also often involves magic, which is Impossible.[[/note]]
* MysticalWhiteHair [[note]]Also a characterization trope.[[/note]]

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* NWordPrivileges[[note]]There is no slur that is universally reclaimed, arguing about who should and shouldn't be saying them is Too Controversial.[[/note]]
* NakedNutter[[note]]Gossip.[[/note]]
* NameOfCain[[note]]Morality - the trope is for ''evil'' people named Cain or a variant.[[/note]]
* {{Narcissist}}[[note]]Morality trope, gossip, attracts name-calling.[[/note]]
* {{Narm}}[[note]]Should only be for works.[[/note]]
* NarmCharm[[note]]Narm is an out-of-universe reaction, also too subjective to trope.[[/note]]
* NarniaTime [[note]]As far as we know, other fantastical dimensions are not real.[[/note]]
* NatureAbhorsAVirgin[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]]
* NatureAdoresAVirgin[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]]
* NaughtyByNight[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* NaughtyUnderTheTable[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* NauseaFuel[[note]]Too subjective.[[/note]]
* NayTheist[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* ANaziByAnyOtherName[[note]]Calling people Nazis is not a good idea, [[ShapedLikeItself and listing the historical Nazi Party or its direct offshoots would be redundant]].[[/note]]
* NearRapeExperience[[note]]A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope.[[/note]]
* NearVillainVictory[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* NecessarilyEvil[[note]]Morality, and to call any evil "necessary" is asking for trouble.[[/note]]
* {{Necromantic}}[[note]]Sexuality related, also it's not possible to bring dead bodies back to life.[[/note]]
* NeedAHandOrAHandjob[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* NeglectfulPrecursors[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* NephariousPharaoh[[note]]Morality - although we're far removed from the age of pharaohs, arguments about the morality of real leaders can get heated and ROCEJ violating.[[/note]]
* {{Nepotism}}[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* NerdsArePervs[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]]
* NerdsAreVirgins[[note]]Sexuality trope, a stereotype, and [[SelfDeprication too common]].[[/note]]
* NeutralEvil[[invoked]][[note]]A Character Alignment trope, which are Morality and Too Controversial.[[/note]]
* NeutralGood[[invoked]][[note]]A Character Alignment trope, which are Morality and Too Controversial.[[/note]]
* NeutralInNameOnly[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* NeverLiveItDown[[note]]Gossip.[[/note]]
* NeverMyFault[[note]]Attracted complaining about people who tried to pass off blame for something they did.[[/note]]
* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* NeverSuicide[[note]]Attracted conspiracy theories.[[/note]]
* NewAgeRetroHippie[[note]]A stock character, "hippies" are too common.[[/note]]
* NewJobsAsThePlotDemands[[note]]A "plot" trope.[[/note]]
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands[[note]]A "plot" trope, also "powers" are impossible.[[/note]]
* TheNewRockAndRoll[[note]]Attracted complaining about Moral Guardians.[[/note]]
* NextThingTheyKnew[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* NiceCharacterMeanActor[[note]]Gossip.[[/note]]
* NiceGuy[[note]]Attracts gushing, a stock character, and is too common in real life.[[/note]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* NiceJobFixingItVillain[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* NiceToTheWaiter[[note]]Used in fiction to portray a character as "good", and also too common in real life.[[/note]]
* NightmareFace[[note]]Gossip.[[/note]]
* NightmareFetishist[[note]]Gossip, a stock character, sex-related.[[/note]]
* NightmareFuel[[note]]Abiding by the wiki's "[[SugarWiki/SweetExists gushing]] is preferable over complaining" mantra, a page of everything in real life that evokes a negative emotion isn't a good idea.[[/note]]
* NightmareFuelColoringBook[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* NoAnimalsAllowed[[note]]Too common.[[/note]]
* NoBackwardsCompatibilityInTheFuture[[note]]A future prediction trope.[[/note]]
* NoBisexuals[[note]]Sexuality trope, a storytelling trope, also impossible in the broader sense since there will always be bisexual people.[[/note]]
* NoBloodForPhlebotinum[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* NoEnding[[note]]An ending trope.[[/note]]
* NoEqualOpportunityTimeTravel[[note]]While time travel is not definitively ruled out in real life, this trope is currently impossible.[[/note]]
* NoFourthWall[[note]]The real world has no "fourth wall".[[/note]]
* NoGuyWantsToBeChased[[note]]Gossip, gave out unwarranted dating advice.[[/note]]
* NoHeterosexualSexAllowed[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]]
* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed[[note]]Related to how celebrities are portrayed in media.[[/note]]
* NoJustNoReaction[[note]]Too common, and too subjective.[[/note]]
* NoLoveForTheWicked[[note]]Morality trope, related to sexuality.[[/note]]
* NoOntologicalInertia [[note]]We can't retroactively change things in real life.[[/note]]
* NoOSHACompliance[[note]]Also attracted examples that encouraged trope drift; not every workplace accident is this trope.[[/note]]
* NoPreggerSex[[note]]Sexuality trope, attracted ROCEJ-violating medical advice.[[/note]]
* NoSenseOfHumor[[note]]Gossip.[[/note]]
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace[[note]]Gossip.[[/note]]
* NoSexAllowed[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]]
* NoSocialSkills[[note]]Too controversial, steretyping.[[/note]]
* NoTrueScotsman[[note]]Gossip, Too controversial.[[/note]]
* NoWomansLand[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* NoYay[[note]]A Shipping trope, and attracted complaining about couples.[[/note]]
* NobleBigot[[note]]"Noble" implies "goodness", and calling a bigot "noble" is too controversial.[[/note]]
* NobleBigotWithABadge[[note]]"Noble" implies "goodness", and calling a bigot "noble" is too controversial.[[/note]]
* NobleDemon[[note]]"Noble" implies "goodness".[[/note]]
* NobleTopEnforcer[[note]]"Noble" implies "goodness".[[/note]]
* NobodyCanDie [[note]]An inability to die has not been proven, and real-life situations of improbable survival don't count since this is a narrative trope anyway.[[/note]]
* NocturnalEmission[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* NominalHero[[note]]Morality, also requires a narrative to paint someone as a "hero".[[/note]]
* NominatedAsAPrank[[note]]For small-scale elections (like student council presidents) this is often truth in television (but not notable), but for more serious elections this is Too Controversial to accuse.[[/note]]
* NoodleImplements[[note]]Someone will know the full details, as nothing in real life is "offscreen". Also, as a joke format, too common.[[/note]]
* NoodleIncident[[note]]The incident in question has to have happened offscreen. You might not have witnessed an incident, but that doesn't mean ''nobody'' did, so it cannot count as "offscreen" in real life.[[/note]]
* NoodlePeople [[note]]People with Marfan Syndrome don’t count as a real life example.[[/note]]
* NorthernIrishAndNasty[[note]]A stereotype.[[/note]]
* {{Nosebleed}}[[note]]A trope where nosebleeds indicate sexual arousal.[[/note]]
* NostalgiaFilter[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* NotAMorningPerson[[note]]Too common.[[/note]]
* NotEnoughToBury[[note]]Too common, attracted true crime grossness.[[/note]]
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood[[note]]Attracted DracoInLeatherPants portrayals of real people.[[/note]]
* NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization[[note]]A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope.[[/note]]
* NotQuiteTheRightThing[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* NotRightInTheBed[[note]]A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope, also impossible because it requires DemonicPossession or something of the like.[[/note]]
* NotSoAboveItAll[[note]]Related to how someone is "characterized" in media.[[/note]]
* NotSoHarmlessVillain[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* NotSoOmniscientCouncilOfBickering[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* NotTheFirstVictim[[note]]A plot twist trope.[[/note]]
* NotUsingTheZWord[[note]]The thread decided that the trope should only be used when censoring supernatural things.[[/note]]
* NotWantingKidsIsWeird[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* NothingIsScarier[[note]]A narrative trope.[[/note]]
* NothingIsTheSameAnymore[[note]]A narrative trope.[[/note]]

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness[[note]]Related to "characterization", attracted ROCEJ-violating medical advice.[[/note]]
* ObfuscatingStupidity[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* ObliviouslyEvil[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* ObnoxiousEntitledHousewife[[note]]A stereotype.[[/note]]
* ObviouslyEvil[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry[[note]]Too common, attracted controversy.[[/note]]
* OfThePeople[[note]]Few cultures refer to themselves this way.[[/note]]
* OffOnATechnicality[[note]]Attracted complaining about people tropers thought were a KarmaHoudini.[[/note]]
* OffendingAForeignCountry[[note]]Too common, too controversial as it relates to ValuesDissonance.[[/note]]
* OfficeRomance[[note]]Gossip, too common in real life, prone to sexuality related content.[[/note]]
* OffingTheOffspring[[note]]Too common, attracted true crime natter.[[/note]]
* OfficialCouple[[note]]Too common.[[/note]]
* OffscreenInertia[[note]]An "offscreen" trope, which is impossible.[[/note]]
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome[[note]]An "offscreen" trope, which is impossible.[[/note]]
* OhCrap[[note]]Too common.[[/note]]
* OldManMarryingAChild[[note]]Sex-related, Gossip.[[/note]]
* OlderThanTheyLook[[note]]Attracted gossip about peoples' appearances.[[/note]]
* OmnicidalManiac[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* TheOneGuy[[note]]In real life, when a group of otherwise all women has only one man in it, it's too meaningless to trope.[[/note]]
* OneHeadTaller[[note]]Too Common.[[/note]]
* OneNeighborNeighborhood [[note]]Anybody who doesn't live by themself in a very rural area has more than one neighbor, and someone who lives by themselves doesn't live in a neighborhood. Also a narrative trope to simplify things for the audience.[[/note]]
* OneSteveLimit[[note]]A narrative trope, also impossible since people are allowed to share the same name - aversions are similarly too common.[[/note]]
* OneThingLedToAnother[[note]]An innuendo stock phrase.[[/note]]
* OneWingedAngel [[note]]HulkingOut is possible; outright transforming is not.[[/note]]
* OnlyBadGuysCallTheirLawyers[[note]]Morality, also attracted ROCEJ-violating legal advice.[[/note]]
* OnlyFriend[[note]]Gossip about peoples' friends.[[/note]]
* OnlyInFlorida[[note]]A stereotype, attracted weblink only examples.[[/note]]
* OnlySaneMan[[note]]Related to how someone is characterized.[[/note]]
* OnlyYouCanRepopulateMyRace[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* OpenMindedParent[[note]]Too common, characterization.[[/note]]
* OpenSecret[[note]]Too common.[[/note]]
* TheOphelia[[note]]A stock character, gossip about mental illness.[[/note]]
* OpinionMyopia[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* OpinionOverride[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* OptionalSexualEncounter[[note]]Sex trope, also an interactive media exclusive trope.[[/note]]
* OrAreYouJustHappyToSeeMe[[note]]An innuendo stock phrase.[[/note]]
* OrcusOnHisThrone[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* OrderliesAreCreeps [[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* {{Orgasmatron}}[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* OrgasmicallyDelicious[[note]]An innuendo trope.[[/note]]
* OriginalPositionFallacy[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* OurMonstersAreDifferent[[note]]Since there's currently no evidence for real monsters.[[/note]]
* OurDragonsAreDifferent[[note]]Since there's currently no evidence for real monsters.[[/note]]
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent[[note]]Since there's currently no evidence for real monsters.[[/note]]
* OurVampiresAreDifferent[[note]]Since there's currently no evidence for real monsters.[[/note]]
* OurWyvernsAreDifferent[[note]]Since there's currently no evidence for real monsters.[[/note]]
* OutWithABang[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* OutcastRefuge[[note]]Declaring groups to be oppressed/oppressors is too controversial.[[/note]]
* OutfitRipSexCheck[[note]]Involves nudity.[[/note]]
* OutlivingOnesOffspring[[note]]Too common, gossip about dead children.[[/note]]
* OutsideJoke[[note]]Too common.[[/note]]
* OvercomeWithDesire[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]]
* OverdrawnAtTheBloodbank[[note]][[ShapedLikeItself All creatures only have as much blood in them as their body can carry.]][[/note]]
* OverlordJr[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]]
* OverreactingAirportSecurity[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]]
* OvershadowedByAwesome[[note]]Too common.[[/note]]

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