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