Line #77 Main/ImmaturityTropes


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	* TeensAreMonsters: Teenagers who are not only mean, but also intimidating, cruel, sociopathic, and downright dangerous.
153	* ToiletHumor: Jokes about bodily functions.
154	* ToiletPaperPrank: Throwing toilet paper on one's property, typically known as [=TPing=].
155	* TongueOutInsult: Sticking your tongue out at someone to insult/taunt them is immature.
156	* TrojanVeggies: KidsHateVegetables, so they have to be tricked into eating them when they're hidden in a different food.
157	* TheUnapologetic: You're immature because you don't apologize for your actions.
158	* UngratefulBastard: When other people help you out, you never thank them and instead repay their kindness by continuing to be mean to them.
159	* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: You've won something, and you're not going to be graceful or mature in accepting it.
160	* UnstablePoweredChild: A powerful child whose lack of maturity can cause mischief, chaos, or violence all around them.
161	* ValleyGirl: A teenage girl stereotype with a very naïve demeanor.
162	* VillainousBreakdown: A villain will throw a huge temper tantrum like a little kid not getting his way.
163	* {{Wangst}}: Endlessly complaining about minor things makes you immature.
164	* WildCardExcuse: Using the same excuse over and over again.
165	* WildChild: A feral child with the mannerisms of an animal.
166	* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Acting strange and hyperactive when trying to convince someone of something, which fails to make him or her be believed.
167	* YourMom: Making jokes about another's mother is a common trait of immaturity.
168	[[/index]]

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