Follow TV Tropes

Following

History PlayingWith / HatesBeingNicknamed

Go To

OR

Added: 345

Changed: 118

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* '''Inverted''': Elizabeth only wants to be called "Liz" and doesn't like when people use her full name.

to:

* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
** [[DoNotCallMePaul
Elizabeth only wants to be called "Liz" and doesn't like when people use her full name.]]
** Alice outright refuses to ever call Elizabeth "Liz," even though most of her friends use the nickname.



* '''Played for Drama''': "Liz" was the nickname used by Elizabeth's AbusiveParents, and being call it reminds her of her trauma.



%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???

to:

%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???%%
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* '''Exaggerated''': Elizabeth wants to be referred to on a FullNameBasis, as she thinks just using her full name counts as a nickname.

to:

* '''Exaggerated''': Elizabeth wants to be referred to on a FullNameBasis, as she thinks just using her full first name counts as a nickname.



* '''Played for Laughs''': The nicknames Elizabeth are given are ridiculously silly.

to:

* '''Played for Laughs''': The nicknames Elizabeth are is given are ridiculously silly.

Added: 230

Changed: 78

Removed: 31

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** Elizabeth doesn't think she's close enough to anyone in the group for them to start nicknaming them.
** Elizabeth already knows someone named Liz, so she finds it confusing when they nickname her and would prefer if they didn't.



%%* '''Exploited''':

to:

%%* '''Exploited''':* '''Exploited''': Someone who doesn't like Elizabeth nicknames her to push her BerserkButton.



%%* '''Played for Drama''': ???
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* '''Played for Horror''': Elizabeth is violent and unpredictable, with many {{Beserk Button}}s. One of these is being nicknamed.

to:

* '''Played for Horror''': Elizabeth is violent and unpredictable, with many {{Beserk {{Berserk Button}}s. One of these is being nicknamed.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

'''Basic Trope''': Someone doesn't like being referred to by a nickname.
* '''Straight''': Elizabeth only likes people to refer to her by her full name, and is annoyed when people call her Liz.
* '''Exaggerated''': Elizabeth wants to be referred to on a FullNameBasis, as she thinks just using her full name counts as a nickname.
* '''Downplayed''': Elizabeth is okay with being called Eliza for the sake of convenience, but she prefers when people use her full name.
* '''Justified''':
** Elizabeth finds shortening her name to be disrespectful.
** Elizabeth thinks "Liz" is an EmbarrassingNickname.
** Elizabeth just likes the sound of her full name better.
* '''Inverted''': Elizabeth only wants to be called "Liz" and doesn't like when people use her full name.
* '''Subverted''': When Elizabeth is called "Lizzy", she reacts with frustration. It turns out that she doesn't like ''[[EmbarrassingNickname that]]'' nickname in specific, but is okay with "Eliza" or "Liz".
* '''Double Subverted''': Over time, she gets more used to hearing her full name and only wants to be called that.
* '''Parodied''': Elizabeth goes into a blind, destructive rage solely over being called a nickname.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Elizabeth's opinions on nicknames vary; she's okay with being called her full name, hates "[[AffectionateNickname Lizzy]]" unless [[SatelliteLoveInterest Spencer]] is calling her it, likes "Eliza", but doesn't like "Liz".
* '''Averted''': Elizabeth is neutral towards nicknames.
* '''Enforced''': Elizabeth is snobby and uptight, and having her correct characters who weren't trying to be disrespectful shows this fact.
* '''Lampshaded''': "It's not 'Liz', it's Elizabeth!"
* '''Invoked''': Mary tells Elizabeth that using nicknames is a sign of disrespect, leading her to believe this and start disliking it.
%%* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''': Elizabeth learns to accept, or at least tolerate, being nicknamed.
* '''Discussed''': "With a long name like Elizabeth, I'm surprised she's so against nicknames."
* '''Conversed''': "I wonder if this character correcting people on her name is gonna be a recurring thing..."
* '''Played for Laughs''': The nicknames Elizabeth are given are ridiculously silly.
%%* '''Played for Drama''': ???
* '''Played for Horror''': Elizabeth is violent and unpredictable, with many {{Beserk Button}}s. One of these is being nicknamed.
----
Back to HatesBeingNicknamed, and don't you dare call it the "longer" version! It's the ''main'' page!
----
%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%% * '''Implied''': ???
%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???

Top