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** Charlie knows Bob to have issues with the English language and asked to be sure it wasn't something from his mother's tongue.
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** Bob is making a threat against Charlie and is trying to play coy about it by invoking BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord. Charlie no interest in playing along and wants him to just say it openly.
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** Instead of saying something that personally embarrassing, Bob is instead making a threat against Charlie and is trying to play coy about it by invoking BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord. Charlie has no interest in playing along and wants him to just say it openly.
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** Bob is making a threat against Charlie and is trying to play coy about it by invoking BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord. Charlie no interest in playing along and wants him to just say it openly.
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** Everyone present is an adult, so Charlie considers the use of euphemisms to be unnecessary and even maybe annoyingly childish.
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* '''Straight''': Alice [[GroinAttack hits Bob in the penis.]] He then tells Charlie "Alice hit me in my...winkle." Charlie says, "You mean your ''penis''?"
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob says a HurricaneOfEuphemisms for several different things and Charlie then says "You mean..." and says every one of their meanings.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob says a HurricaneOfEuphemisms for several different things and Charlie then says "You mean..." and says every one of their meanings.
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* '''Straight''': Alice [[GroinAttack hits Bob in the penis.]] He then tells Charlie Charlie, "Alice hit me in my...my ... winkle." Charlie says, "You mean your ''penis''?"
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob says a HurricaneOfEuphemisms for several different things and Charlie then says "Youmean...mean ..." and says every one of their meanings.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob says a HurricaneOfEuphemisms for several different things and Charlie then says "You
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* '''Double Subverted''': "I was going to say penis!"
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': Charlie tries to say "You mean your penis?" several times but keeps getting interrupted.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': Charlie tries to say "You mean your penis?" several times but keeps getting interrupted.
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* '''Double Subverted''': "I was going to say penis!"
'penis'!"
* '''Parodied''':???
Charlie repeats Bob's euphemism verbatim, but only now is it treated as a problem.
*'''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Charlie tries to say "You mean your penis?" several times but keeps getting interrupted.
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* '''Invoked''': Charlie is trying to make Bob gets over his fear of using actual names.
* '''Exploited''':???Bob's enemy learns Bob's confidential information through this habit of Charlie's.
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** Bob outright says the word penis, knowing [[GenreSavvy that Charlie would just say the word anyway if he didn't.]]
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** Bob outright says the word penis, "penis", knowing [[GenreSavvy that Charlie would just say the word anyway if he didn't.]]
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* '''Implied''': Bob is discussing a NoodleIncident to Diane and says "....and then Charlie said 'you mean your penis?'".
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* '''Implied''': Bob is discussing a NoodleIncident to Diane and says "...."...and then Charlie said 'you mean your penis?'".penis?'"
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* '''Reconstructed''': But then Bob says "Yeah, I guess I do mean my penis" and they laugh.
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* '''Reconstructed''': But then Bob says says, "Yeah, I guess I do mean my penis" [[ActuallyPrettyFunny and they laugh.laugh]].
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* '''Played for Drama''': Bob dies. Alice remarks that he's "pushing daisies" and Charlie says "You mean he's dead?".
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* '''Played for Drama''': Bob dies. Alice remarks that he's "pushing daisies" and Charlie says "You mean he's dead?".dead?"
* '''Played for Horror''': Bob uses a euphemism for a word that's a BrownNote, which causes no less predictable anguish when Charlie says it.
* '''Played for Horror''': Bob uses a euphemism for a word that's a BrownNote, which causes no less predictable anguish when Charlie says it.
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* '''Zigzagged''': Charlie tries to say "You mean your penis?" several times but keeps getting interrupted.
* '''Zigzagged''': Charlie tries to say "You mean your penis?" several times but keeps getting interrupted.
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*'''Zigzagged''': '''Zig Zagged''': Charlie tries to say "You mean your penis?" several times but keeps getting interrupted.
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'''Basic Trope''': Someone says a euphemism and somebody else says what it means.
* '''Straight''': Alice [[GroinAttack hits Bob in the penis.]] He then tells Charlie "Alice hit me in my...winkle." Charlie says, "You mean your ''penis''?"
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob says a HurricaneOfEuphemisms for several different things and Charlie then says "You mean..." and says every one of their meanings.
* '''Downplayed''': Charlie does say "You mean your penis?" but whispers the word "penis" to be polite.
* '''Justified''':
** Charlie is CultureBlind, TheDitz or is just asking for clarification.
** Charlie is being rude.
* '''Inverted''': Bob outright says "Alice hit me in the penis", but Charlie tells him not to say the word penis.
* '''Subverted''': When Charlie says, "You mean your--", Bob shushes him.
* '''Double Subverted''': "I was going to say penis!"
* '''Parodied''':
* '''Zigzagged''': Charlie tries to say "You mean your penis?" several times but keeps getting interrupted.
* '''Averted''':
** There are no euphemisms.
** Bob says euphemisms but nobody busts them.
* '''Enforced''': "Viewers might [[ShareTheMalePain wince at seeing Bob get hit in the bits]], so let's throw in a joke to lighten the mood."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Gee, Charlie, I was trying to avoid saying that word."
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''':
** Charlie just nods when Bob says his euphemism for fear of offending him.
** Bob outright says the word penis, knowing [[GenreSavvy that Charlie would just say the word anyway if he didn't.]]
* '''Discussed''': "What's the point of euphemisms? If you say X instead of Y, someone else could just say 'you mean Y?' and defeat the purpose."
* '''Conversed''': "Why do these characters bother saying euphemisms if other people just say the words anyway?"
* '''Implied''': Bob is discussing a NoodleIncident to Diane and says "....and then Charlie said 'you mean your penis?'".
* '''Deconstructed''': Charlie offends Bob.
* '''Reconstructed''': But then Bob says "Yeah, I guess I do mean my penis" and they laugh.
* '''Played for Laughs''': CringeComedy.
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob dies. Alice remarks that he's "pushing daisies" and Charlie says "You mean he's dead?".
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* '''Straight''': Alice [[GroinAttack hits Bob in the penis.]] He then tells Charlie "Alice hit me in my...winkle." Charlie says, "You mean your ''penis''?"
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob says a HurricaneOfEuphemisms for several different things and Charlie then says "You mean..." and says every one of their meanings.
* '''Downplayed''': Charlie does say "You mean your penis?" but whispers the word "penis" to be polite.
* '''Justified''':
** Charlie is CultureBlind, TheDitz or is just asking for clarification.
** Charlie is being rude.
* '''Inverted''': Bob outright says "Alice hit me in the penis", but Charlie tells him not to say the word penis.
* '''Subverted''': When Charlie says, "You mean your--", Bob shushes him.
* '''Double Subverted''': "I was going to say penis!"
* '''Parodied''':
* '''Zigzagged''': Charlie tries to say "You mean your penis?" several times but keeps getting interrupted.
* '''Averted''':
** There are no euphemisms.
** Bob says euphemisms but nobody busts them.
* '''Enforced''': "Viewers might [[ShareTheMalePain wince at seeing Bob get hit in the bits]], so let's throw in a joke to lighten the mood."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Gee, Charlie, I was trying to avoid saying that word."
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''':
** Charlie just nods when Bob says his euphemism for fear of offending him.
** Bob outright says the word penis, knowing [[GenreSavvy that Charlie would just say the word anyway if he didn't.]]
* '''Discussed''': "What's the point of euphemisms? If you say X instead of Y, someone else could just say 'you mean Y?' and defeat the purpose."
* '''Conversed''': "Why do these characters bother saying euphemisms if other people just say the words anyway?"
* '''Implied''': Bob is discussing a NoodleIncident to Diane and says "....and then Charlie said 'you mean your penis?'".
* '''Deconstructed''': Charlie offends Bob.
* '''Reconstructed''': But then Bob says "Yeah, I guess I do mean my penis" and they laugh.
* '''Played for Laughs''': CringeComedy.
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob dies. Alice remarks that he's "pushing daisies" and Charlie says "You mean he's dead?".
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