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1An index for tropes pertaining to just about any form of immaturity.
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3Contrast MaturityTropes. See also TheJerkIndex.
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6!!Tropes:
7[[index]]
8* AbusiveParents: Immature parents believe that they have the right to use fear, manipulation, etc. to control their children.
9* AffectionHatingKid: A child character always complains and reacts in disgust when they see older people expressing their love for each other.
10* AgeStereotypicalFood: Immaturity indicated by eating "childish" foods.
11* AllTakeAndNoGive: Immaturity demonstrated by always demanding stuff and never giving anyone anything in return.
12* AlphaBitch: A popular girl who bullies social outcasts. It's immature to pick on someone for their inferiorities.
13* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Your parents are so immature they're embarrassing.
14* AndCallHimGeorge: You're not mature enough to express your affection to others, so you would rather smother people to death.
15* AngryCheekPuff: Puffing one's cheek while pouting or angry as a sign of immaturity.
16* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Your younger sibling is immature.
17* AreWeThereYet: Persistently questioning if the driver has reached their destination, often in an antagonizing matter.
18* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: You're easily distracted by something.
19* AttentionWhore: You desperately seek attention.
20* BabyTalk: Speaking like a baby.
21* BigBrotherBully: Your older sibling bullies you.
22* BigStupidDoodooHead: Character makes childish insults.
23* BlamingTheTools: A character blames their own incompetence on their tools rather than accept responsibility.
24* BlindedByRage: You make bad decisions based on your unstable emotions.
25* BlowingARaspberry: Phhhbbtt!
26* BoyishShorts: Little boys wear short pants because they're too childish/young to wear long ones.
27* BratsWithSlingshots: Bratty children in fiction are given slingshots as weapons.
28* BrattyFoodDemand: Ordering food from another person, usually a parent or a food service worker, in an obnoxious and/or threatening fashion.
29* BrattyHalfPint: A child who acts whiny, self-centered, and demanding.
30* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Your teenage daughter is immature and self-centered.
31* BreathHoldingBrat: Someone holds their breath until their demands are met.
32* TheBully: Picking on others inferior to you.
33* CantTakeCriticism: You're not mature enough to handle criticism well.
34* CarloadOfCoolKids: Students inside make harassing remarks while passing by.
35* CheekCopy: If you're willing to abuse a photocopier by using it to print pictures of your rear end, then you're probably not mature.
36* ChildishOlderSibling: Your older sibling is immature.
37* ChildishPillowFight: A sleepover tradition in which a group of two or more people playfully hit each other with pillows.
38* ChildishVillainMatureHero: A villain who is defined by their immaturity in comparison to the hero.
39* ChildrenAreInnocent: Children are unaffected by the world's cruelty, often to a naïve fault.
40* {{Chuunibyou}}: A character tries too hard to convince others they're "cool" through their own delusions.
41* CircusBrat: A temperamental circus kid.
42* ClassClown: The eccentric kid in class who seeks attention, typically not taking school seriously.
43* CompanionCube: Treating inanimate objects like real people.
44* CrocodileTears: Fake-crying to toy with others' emotions.
45* {{Delinquent}}: An underage character engages in unlawful behavior for the fun of it.
46* DingDongDitchDistraction: Knocking on someone's door and running away before it can be answered.
47* DisruptingTheTheater: Misbehaving in a theater to the chagrin of the other moviegoers.
48* TheDitz: A stupid character often lacks maturity.
49* DomesticAbuse: Immature people believe that they have the right to use fear, manipulation, etc. to control their partner.
50* DontYouDarePityMe: Immediately brushing off any sympathy you may receive in response to experiencing a tragedy.
51* DramaQueen: Making a big deal out of minor mishaps.
52* DudeNotFunny: Someone thinks it's okay to joke around in serious situations.
53* DumbassTeenageSon: The teenage son of the family is immature.
54* EmbarrassingRelativeTeacher: Relatives who don’t act age-appropriate around the pupils they teach, thus embarrassing their kids.
55* {{Egging}}: Throwing eggs at property as a prank.
56* EmotionalRegression: Reverting to an immature emotional state.
57* EnfantTerrible: An evil child.
58* EntertainmentBelowTheirAge: An older character enjoys a work intended for a younger age demographic.
59* EntitledBastard: Expecting the same person you insulted and bullied to save you when you're in trouble.
60* EvilIsPetty: The villain thrives on being both dangerous/depraved and your snotty everyday troublemaker.
61* ExperienceEntitlement: Ironically enough. People will often try to justify their immature behavior based on horrible experiences.
62* ExtremeDoormat: You're too immature to stop letting people walk over you.
63* FaceDoodling: Drawing on a person's face is considered immature.
64* FlippingTheTable: Throwing your desk across the room in a fit of rage.
65* FoodFight: A fight performed by pelting food at each other.
66* ForTheEvulz: A villain commits a deplorable act just because they thought it was funny.
67* FreudianExcuse: Especially when the person using it attempts to justify their unprovoked actions with one.
68* TheFundamentalist: You're too immature to accept beliefs that don't align with your own. At worst, you believe that anybody who disagrees with you is evil and deserves to be murdered.
69* TheGadfly: Provoking others for fun.
70* GenkiGirl: A female character who is extremely cheerful and energetic.
71* GirlsHaveCooties: Boys have a childish disgust for girls.
72* GlassesCuriosity: Expressing immature eagerness to wear the glasses of others.
73* GooGooGodlike: An all-powerful child who doesn't know any better.
74* GrowingUpSucks: People who believe that growing older is no fun because of the things they could do when they were younger that they won't be allowed to do anymore.
75* HairTriggerTemper: You're not mature enough to control your temper.
76* HalloweenTrickery: On Halloween, people do mischievous things like pulling pranks on others.
77* HandPuppetMockery: Combines playing with a hand puppet with teasing another person.
78* HehHehYouSaidX: Laughing at an accidental innuendo or inappropriate word in one's speech.
79* HeightInsult: Making fun of someone for being too tall or too short.
80* HormoneAddledTeenager: A teenager who is impulsed by their perverted thoughts.
81* {{Hypocrite}}: Pretending to be more moral than you actually are.
82* ImaginaryFriend: Treating a figment of your imagination as your friend.
83* ImmaturityInsult: Insulting someone by calling them a child or treating them as such.
84* ImmortalImmaturity: Being immortal doesn't stop you from behaving immaturely.
85* InfantilizationRetaliation: Treating someone or something like a baby results in the person that's babying them getting hurt in response.
86* TheIngenue: A woman who is sweet and naive accidentally causes trouble and inconvenience for others.
87* ItsAllAboutMe: A character who is selfish, has no regard for others, and only cares about themselves.
88* IWantMyMommy: Desperately longing for your mother when you're in an undesirable situation.
89* JabbaTableManners: Eating like a pig.
90* {{Jerkass}}: You’re too immature to be considerate of people’s feelings.
91* JerkJock: A jock immaturely expresses his insecurities by bullying people.
92* {{Keet}}: An overly energetic and cheerful male character.
93* KiddieKid: A child character acts younger than their stated age.
94* KidsAreCruel: Kids are not only immature, but also cruel, insensitive, and sociopathic.
95* KidsHateVegetables: Kids have a childish disgust for vegetables.
96* LackOfEmpathy: You are not mature enough to care about other people's suffering and misfortunes.
97* LittleMissSnarker: A little girl makes condescending remarks.
98* {{Manchild}}: An adult character who behaves like a child.
99* ManipulativeBastard: Using manipulation to get your way.
100* MenAreChildish: Men are called out on their childish behavior by women, their wives in particular.
101* MilitaryBrat: For the purposes of this list, a character whose experience with the military contributes to their immaturity.[[labelnote:Caveat]]However, the term "military brat" is used to refer to ''anyone'' who grew up with a parent in the military, regardless of the individual's age or maturity level.[[/labelnote]]
102* MockingSingSong: Teasing someone in a sing-song voice, typically about their crushes.
103* MoralMyopia: Believing that your own immorality is justified, but another's is inexcusable.
104* MrImagination: A character who is lost in their imaginative roleplay.
105* MustacheVandalism: Defacing portraits by drawing childish facial hair on them.
106* MyBelovedSmother: A mother who refuses to give her children the space they need to grow as a person.
107* NaiveNewcomer: Newcomers are typically inexperienced and immature.
108* {{Narcissist}}: You think so highly of yourself that you disregard others.
109* NeverGrewUp: A character who is unable to grow up.
110* NeverMyFault: You blame others for your actions instead of taking responsibility for them.
111* NoYou: Responding to an insult by repeating it towards the one who gave it is usually seen as very immature.
112* NotGoodWithRejection: You're not mature enough to handle rejection.
113* NotSoAboveItAll: A mature character partakes in immature behavior.
114* OffendedByAnEnemysIndifference: A person can't accept that someone they hate doesn't care about them.
115* OffingTheAnnoyance: Murdering someone [[DisproportionateRetribution just because they irritate you]] is an extreme form of immaturity.
116* OneOfTheKids: An adult hangs out with children to signify their immaturity.
117* OuthumblingEachOther: Romantic bickering.
118* ParentingTheHusband: A wife takes care of her immature husband.
119* PettyChildhoodGrudge: Someone who holds a grudge against another person from long ago over something really minor.
120* PingPongNaivete: Someone who should know better from past experiences, but doesn't.
121* PlasterCastDoodling: Doodling childish things on a plaster cast like drawing a dick or writing insults.
122* PlayingTheVictimCard: Victimizing yourself to get out of responsibility.
123* PrankCall: Messing with a company or person via a phone call.
124* ThePrankster: Someone who lives to pull pranks on others.
125* PropellerHatOfWhimsy: Propeller hats as a visual shorthand for whimsical and/or youthful people, including childish behaviors.
126* PsychologicalProjection: A character who unwittingly projects their own negative traits onto another.
127* PsychopathicManchild: An unstable adult character who possesses a childlike demeanor.
128* PuppyDogEyes: Using your cute eyes to get your way.
129* RageQuit: Quitting a game in a fit of rage.
130* RejectingTheConsolationPrize: A SoreLoser who won't accept their second or third-place prize.
131* ResortToPouting: Someone pouts when they don't get their way.
132* RoyalBrat: A spoiled rich person misuses their power of royalty.
133* SafeUnderBlankets: Hiding under a blanket in hope of avoiding problems.
134* SarcasmBlind: You're too oblivious to realize someone said something sarcastic to you.
135* ShakingTheRump: Can be done by an immature character if done in a taunting way.
136* SiblingRivalry: Siblings who fight each other.
137* SilverSpoonTroublemaker: Misconduct is typically associated with immaturity and childishness.
138* SkilledButNaive: A full-fledged badass when he sets his mind to it, but a NaiveNewcomer by default.
139* SmittenTeenageGirl: A teenage girl with an obsessive and nonsensical crush on a certain guy.
140* TheSociopath: A dangerous combination of [[LackOfEmpathy no empathy]], impulsiveness, and using [[ManipulativeBastard manipulation]] to get what you want.
141* SoreLoser: Whining and complaining when you don't win a competition.
142* SpitefulSpoiler: Ruining a twist for someone to get revenge, or to entertain oneself.
143* SpoiledBrat: Characters (and not just kids, but adults as well) who are arrogant, selfish, and entitled.
144* StillBelievesInSanta: A character's post-childhood belief in Santa marks them as childish.
145* StillSucksThumb: A character sucks their thumb despite being too old for it.
146* TheStoolPigeon: You're a tattletale.
147* StopCopyingMe: An immature way to go about being imitated.
148* SunroofShenanigans: Someone uses a sunroof (typically in a limo) to misbehave.
149* SuperGullible: So oblivious that you go along with whatever you're told.
150* TantrumThrowing: Things don't go your way? Throw random things around.
151* TeensAreMonsters: Teenagers who are not only mean, but also intimidating, cruel, sociopathic, and downright dangerous.
152* ToiletHumor: Jokes about bodily functions.
153* ToiletPaperPrank: Throwing toilet paper on one's property, typically known as [=TPing=].
154* TongueOutInsult: Sticking your tongue out at someone to insult/taunt them is immature.
155* TrojanVeggies: KidsHateVegetables, so they have to be tricked into eating them when they're hidden in a different food.
156* TheUnapologetic: You're immature because you don't apologize for your actions.
157* UngratefulBastard: When other people help you out, you never thank them and instead repay their kindness by continuing to be mean to them.
158* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: You've won something, and you're not going to be graceful or mature in accepting it.
159* UnstablePoweredChild: A powerful child whose lack of maturity can cause mischief, chaos, or violence all around them.
160* ValleyGirl: A teenage girl stereotype with a very naïve demeanor.
161* VillainousBreakdown: A villain will throw a huge temper tantrum like a little kid not getting his way.
162* {{Wangst}}: Endlessly complaining about minor things makes you immature.
163* WildCardExcuse: Using the same excuse over and over again.
164* WildChild: A feral child with the mannerisms of an animal.
165* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Acting strange and hyperactive when trying to convince someone of something, which fails to make him or her be believed.
166* YourMom: Making jokes about another's mother is a common trait of immaturity.
167[[/index]]

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