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* '''Inverted'''':

* '''Double Subverted''': Alice is in interested only in fashion and she overuses like. Her interest in fashion is presented as shallow at first but it gets revealed she knows a lot about its history and she works really hard on her dream to work in the business, ideally as a fashion designer. But the minute she sets her eyes on Bob, she becomes a total airhead. Since then she aspires only to be his trophy wife.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice is in interested in fashion and she overuses like. Viewers think she's a shallow ditz but she'a actually a competent fashion designer who runs her own company. When she speaks with her customers, she speaks very professionally in a normal Californian accent. The minute she like, sets her eyes on Bob, she becomes, like a total airhead? Since then she aspires only to be like, Bob's totally gorgeous fashionable trophy wife. It gets eventually revealed she only pretends to be stupid to avoid intimidating Bob with her brains. She's miserable she had to give up her career. But then she like sees totally adorable shoes and posts a selfie of herself on Instagram so everything is like, totally fine again?

%% * '''Exploited''': ???

Back to ValleyGirl (Oh My God, like totally!)

* '''Justified''': Alice was taught to be this way by her mother, the media, etc. who encourage this sort of behavior in young girls.

** Alice is more concerned with standing out than being smart.

* '''Straight''': Alice is a very fashion-conscious and spoiled teenager, who, {{like|IsLikeAComma}}, always, like, totally talks like this.
* '''Exaggerated''':

* '''Inverted''': Bob is, like, totally a gnarly SurferDude.

** Alice is like, a walking stereotype of like, a BrainlessBeauty and TheDitz obsessed with popularity on social media,And like totally perfect dresses, perfect hair and perfect makeup. It goes beyond merely being a bit ditzy and she nearly like, dies when she tries to take an totally interesting selfie with her favorite short and sleeveless hot pink like, dress?

** Alice is like, a walking stereotype of like, a brainlessbeauty and theditz obsessed with popularity on social media,And like totally perfect dresses, perfect hair and perfect makeup. It goes beyond merely being a bit ditzy and she nearly like, dies when she tries to take an totally interesting selfie with her favorite short and sleeveless hot pink like, dress?

** Alice is a walking stereotype of brainless beauty and dumb blonde obsessed with popularity on social media, perfect dresses, perfect hair and perfect makeup. It goes beyond merely being a bit ditzy and she nearly dies when she tries to take an interesting selfie with her favorite short and sleeveless hot pink dress.

** Alice develops her smarts as well as keeping up her looks (and may put those to use in a field that welcomes both smarts and fashion-savviness, such as fashion design).
She still continues to, like, use "like" all the time but as a way to [[SophisticatedAsHell explain complicated concepts to others]] in [[BuffySpeak layman's terms]] so that what she talks about becomes accessible to many people. She becomes very respected and successful as a result.

** Alice develops her smarts as well as keeping up her looks (and may put those to use in a field that welcomes both smarts and fashion-savviness, such as fashion design). She becomes very respected and successful.

** Alice is a walking stereotype of brainless beauty and dumb blonde obsessed with popularity on social media, perfect dresses, perfect hair and perfect makeup. It goes beyond merely being a bit ditzy and she nearly dies when she tries to take an interesting selfie.

** Alice's mother is an aging porn star who behaves like this and Alice copies her ecery move. So young Alice is also a ditzy porn star who thinks it's the best career opportunity for a Californian beauty.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice is in interested in fashion and she overuses like. Viewers think she's a shallow ditz but she'a actually a competent fashion designer who runs her own company. When she speaks with her customers, she speaks very professionally in a normal Californian accent. The minute she like, sets her eyes on Bob, she becomes, like a total airhead? Since then she aspires only to be like, Bob's totally gorgeous fashionable trophy wife. It gets evebtually revealed she only pretends to be stupid to avoid intimidating Bob with her brains. She's miserable she had to give up her career. But then she like sees totally adorable shoes and posts a selfie of herself on Instagram so everything is like, totally fine again?

'''Basic Trope''': A girl or woman (usually [[BrattyTeenageDaughter a teenage girl]]) who is more concerned with fashion than smarts.
* '''Straight''': Alice is a very fashion-conscious and {{spoiled|Brat}} DumbBlonde, who, {{like|IsLikeAComma}}, always, like, totally talks like this.

** Alice is such a BrainlessBeauty as to go beyond merely being TheDitz and being TooDumbToLive.
** Alternatively, Alice is not so much SpoiledSweet as the AlphaBitch.
** Every girl in the series is like this.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice dresses fashionably and is not very interested in schoolwork but otherwise no dumber than any other student even if she [[LikeIsLikeAComma like]], uses like more than average.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice was taught to be this way by her mother, the media, etc. who encourage this sort of behavior in young girls.
** Alice is an {{Idiot Hero}}ine.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alice doesn't really care about fashion (indeed, may be something a {{Tomboy}} or {{Shorttank}}), and speaks articulately.
** Bob is, like, totally a gnarly SurferDude.
* '''Subverted''':
** Alice overuses like but is smart.
** Alternatively, Alice appears to be pretty smart.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** But she sees a love interest, and becomes like this either because LoveMakesYouStupid, or she is ObfuscatingStupidity to avoid intimidating him with her brains.
** But [[BookDumb not book smart]].
** Alternately, she may be book smart, but has poor common sense.

** Alice's mother is an aging porn star who behaves like this... [[LikeFatherLikeSon As is Alice]].

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice is smart and not afraid to show it, and while she does make an effort to look nice and presentable, she is not fashion-obsessed.
* '''Enforced''':
** {{Chickification}} combined with SoCalization and TookALevelInDumbass
** We need to show that this character is a BrainlessBeauty and a BrattyTeenageDaughter.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, my God, I, like, totally-" "Alice, stop talking like a stupid bitch, will you?"
* '''Invoked''': Alice goes to a new school where [[AlphaBitch these girls are the highest up the popularity daisy chain and get all the boys]]. Alice decides to act like this to fit in better...[[{{Flanderization}} then it takes on a life of its own]].
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alice decides that she'll get further in the long run if she remains [[BeYourself true to herself]] and doesn't hide her intelligence. And she does: her good grades get her further, and she finds a guy with a GeekyTurnOn who is far more appreciative of her than those JerkJock guys the popular girls are dating.
* '''Discussed''': "I hate how Alice, [[HypocriticalHumor like, always, totally,]] talks like this!"

* '''Deconstructed''': Looks will only get you so far in life, and most everyone thinks that someone who, like, [[BuffySpeak talks this way]] is totally a moron.

** Alice realizes that she shouldn't care if people think she's dumb and shallow. She should just, like, [[BeYourself be herself]] and hang out with people who appreciate her.
* '''Played For Drama''': A young girl learns the hard way that this doesn't fly in real life and needs to develop her smarts and personality.

** Alice realizes that she shouldn't care if people think she's dumb and shallow. She should just [[BeYourself be herself]] and hang out with people who appreciate her.