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10	->''"This guy KONK! has a strange KONK! speech pattern KONK! Oh no, it's [=KONKtagious=]!"''
11	-->-- '''Konk''''s toy description, ''VideoGame/TheLegendaryStarfy''
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15	An exceptionally ([[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Narf!]]) odd CharacterCatchphrase used to the point it [[Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei see-heems]] more like a bodily[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons -diddily]] emission than speaking. This is often a single nonsense word added at the end of sentences, well past the expected formal variations in speech, [[MooseAndMapleSyrup eh?]] It can, [[WesternAnimation/FoghornLeghorn ah say]], it can also be a phrase, word or [[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison hh]] sound that, [[LikeIsLikeAComma like]], shows up in various places [[VideoGame/TheLegendaryStarfy KONK!]] in a character's dialogue [[VideoGame/KanColle poi]]! In Japanese, character tics that occur at the end of sentences are referred to as "kyara-gobi" (キャラ語尾, chara(cter) word/sentence ending), [[Literature/TheFifthElephant mmm, mhmm]].
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17	This is also a common trope for TalkingAnimal or LittleBitBeastly characters, to show that they keep the animal noises while talking, [[Film/AClockworkOrange yeees.]]
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19	{{Hyperaffixation}} is a subtrope for characters constantly peppering their words with a specific prefix or suffix-[[VideoGame/Yakuza6 michi]].
20	If a character's verbal tic slips (usually as a sign that [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness things are serious]]), then it's VerbalTicked. Contrast with StrangeSyntaxSpeaker, where the character is using language rules unknown to others. See also CharacterTics (similar idiosyncrasies applied to physical behavior), LyricalTic (a musical variant) and ThirdPersonPerson (a specific tic where the speaker refers to themselves in third-person).
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23	!!Example subpages:
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25	[[index]]
26	* VerbalTic/AnimeAndManga
27	** ''VerbalTic/PrettyCure''
28	** ''VerbalTic/{{Tamagotchi}}''
29	* VerbalTic/ComicBooks
30	* VerbalTic/FanWorks
31	* [[VerbalTic/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
32	* VerbalTic/{{Literature}}
33	* VerbalTic/LiveActionTV
34	* [[VerbalTic/ProWrestling Professional Wrestling]]
35	* VerbalTic/VideoGames
36	* VerbalTic/VisualNovels
37	* VerbalTic/{{Webcomics}}
38	* VerbalTic/WesternAnimation
39	* VerbalTic/RealLife
40	[[/index]]
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42	!!Other examples:
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44	[[foldercontrol]]
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46	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
47	* In the ''Animation/MotuPatlu'' episode "The Devil Toothpaste", the [=GermiGarmi=] Plus toothpaste has a tendency to say "Ding-di-ding!"
48	* In ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7'''s second season ''Tooba Tooba Noonbory'', Totobory ends his sentences with "keta".
49	[[/folder]]
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51	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
52	* Empty, from ''ComicStrip/DickTracy'', prefaced almost everything he said with "As a matter 'a fact".
53	[[/folder]]
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55	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
56	* The eponymous ''WesternAnimation/ArloTheAlligatorBoy'' tends to lapse into song during a sentence, to show how he feels of something.
57	* The Beast in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' stutters when he's frustrated.
58	--> '''Beast:''' You wanna-you wanna stay in the tower?
59	* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'', Dolores Madrigal, who has SuperHearing, habitually emits a short, sharp "Hm!" when learning or sharing secret information. [[ShownTheirWork Apparently, this is a real verbal tic seen in young Colombian women]].
60	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime,'': Ducky ends most sentences with either "yep, yep, yep" or "nope, nope, nope." (In fact, [[TearJerker the voice actress's tombstone has "Yep yep yep" on it]].)
61	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'': The title character tends to mispronounce words like Metrocity[[note]]He says it as if it rhymed with "atrocity"[[/note]], school (shool), and '''[[LargeHam THE SPYAIDAR!!!]]'''
62	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'''s Japanese version, Mario ends almost all his sentences with "nyah", the Japanese onomatopoeia for a cat meow, when he gets a Super Bell and gains a Cat Suit.
63	* ''WesternAnimation/TopCatAndTheBeverlyHillsCats'': The dog Ratsputin, befitting his name and breed (Russian wolfhound), tends to add "-ski" to the end of most of his words.
64	[[/folder]]
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66	[[folder:Manhua]]
67	* ''Manhua/BowlingKing'': Doufu doesn't have a specific phrase he uses... but his constant stammering (which ruins his {{Bishonen}} image) is definitely a verbal tic.
68	[[/folder]]
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70	[[folder:Music]]
71	* Creator/CheechAndChong, man. They constantly use the word "Man" wherever it makes sense, man. Sometimes twice consecutively, man.
72	* Music/JamesTaylor likes to throw in "baby" to pad out some empty space on a track, baby.
73	* Music/{{Pitbull}} says "dale" no less than 15 times in any song he's in.
74	** Dale dale!
75	** WHOOOOOOOWEE! He says this before just about every verse he sings.
76	* [[Music/LilJon YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH]]!
77	** [[Music/LilJon What?!]]
78	*** [[Music/LilJon OKAY!]]
79	* Music/SnoopDogg's famous '-izzle' consonant-mangling.
80	* James Hetfield of Music/{{Metallica}} has a verbal tic that often shows up when he finishes a line-aaaaaaahhh. This verbal tic is so prominent, it shows up written into the lyrics on karaoke machines.
81	** He also has a thing for singing YEAH.
82	* {{Music/Blondie\|Band}} tends to insert French (or French-sounding nonsense) lyrics into most tracks. They even did this with their [[TheCoverChangesTheGender gender-flip cover]] of ''Denise''.
83	* Music/JamesBrown and Music/MichaelJackson were known for their interjecting grunts in the middle of songs.
84	* Music/InsaneClownPosse are always fidn' to use the word "fidn'."
85	* Would Frankie Valli have gotten anywhere without his trademark "Ay-yay-yay!"?
86	* Bon Scott always [[PunctuatedForEmphasis ...paused dramatically]] before delivering the closing line of an Music/{{ACDC}} song.
87	* Deryck Whibley of Music/Sum41 tends to say "BLEH!", "So!", or "Shuh!" before a guitar solo, depending on the album. ("BLEH!" on 'Half Hour of Power,' "So!" on 'Does This Look Infected,' and "Shuh!" on '13 Voices.')
88	* Mark E. Smith of Music/{{The Fall\|Band}} had a habit of adding "-uh" to lines.
89	* James [=LaBrie=] of Music/DreamTheater has had the ever increasing criticism about his live performances, especially due to the fact that he pronounces every vowel as an "a", and fails to enunciate the words during songs.
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92	[[folder:Podcasts]]
93	* ''Podcast/BehindTheBastards'': If Propaganda is in an episode, be prepared to hear the word "fam" said in virtually every third sentence.
94	* On ''Podcast/TheJohnDredgeNothingToDoWithAnythingShow'', Don Durbridge, the man who has become slightly odd and is now going around randomly shouting "Biscuits!".
95	* Cacophony from ''Podcast/{{Jemjammer}}'' calls others "my dear" and "my love" quite often. Her compatriot Jylliana doesn't like it too much.
96	* [[ManOfWealthAndTaste The Railroad Man]] from ''[[Podcast/OldGodsOfAppalachia Old Gods of Appalachia]]'' frequently ends his sentences with one of these, mmmyes?
97	* ''Podcast/MomCantCook'':
98	** Luke will often begin his sentences with "now, look..." when he's about to particularly vigorously criticise a part of a movie.
99	** Both hosts are likely to say "stop everything" when about to embark on a tangent about a very small detail.
100	** Andy will say "so it's good, actually" after coming up with a (usually facetious) justification for a plot hole.
101	* Because they often involve watching reconstructions or listening to audiobooks instead of being able to watch the episodes properly, ''Podcast/WhoBackWhen'' host Ponken will typically review {{Missing Episode}}s of ''Doctor Who'' by himself, rather than make his co-hosts have to go through them. When hosting alone, Ponken notes he has a tendency to overuse words like "anyway".
102	* Rudyard from ''Podcast/WoodenOvercoats'' tends to start sentences with, "Now, look here...", even when answering the phone.
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105	[[folder:Puppet Shows]]
106	* For Niles Standish on ''Series/CrankYankers'', "Let me just ask you" or "Let me ask you this" and "Yes, yes?"
107	* The Skeksis Chamberlain in ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'' has "Hmmmmmmmm!"
108	* [[Creator/BabyFirstTV Harry the Bunny]] has a tendency sometimes to say "Mm-hmm" or "Mm-hmm, mm-hmm."
109	* Policarpo Avendaño on ''Series/TreintaYUnMinutos'' has a tendency to say "Top-Top-Top" to the infinity, no matter what is happening.
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112	[[folder:Radio]]
113	* ''Radio/ChrisAndCiara'': Chris says "Ye!" a lot.
114	* Neddie Seagoon (Harry Secombe) from ''Radio/TheGoonShow'' frequently fills the time the audience laughs at someone else's joke at him by simply going whatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhat... until the laughter fades.
115	* On ''Radio/HelloCheeky'', a parody of David Frost started every sentence with "Hello", a reference to David Frost's [[BeamMeUpScotty alleged]] CatchPhrase "Hello, good evening and welcome".
116	* Secretary Mildred Murfin in ''Radio/TheMenFromTheMinistry'' has a habit of saying "righty-ho" in the place of "right away". Also Mr. Crawley from the neighbor office always forgets names of basic everyday things and calls them "Whats-It's-Names."
117	* In the ''Series/DeadRingers'' version of ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', Cora Crawley has a tendency to end her (overly melodramatic) sentences with "boop-boop-be-doop," turning any serious situation into a corny gag.
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120	[[folder:Roleplay]]
121	* Keiji Tanaka of ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'' did this with "Like (something) and stuff". A ''lot''. As in 'At least once in almost every sentence,' a lot.
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124	[[folder:Scripts]]
125	* In ''Script/{{Watchmen}}'', Rorschach's trademark "hurm" is replaced with him constantly making bizarre hissing noises and growls.
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128	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
129	* In ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', some players (and [=DMs=]) who roleplay kobolds tend to have them saying "meep!" with almost every line, often with a fair amount of ''HulkSpeak'' for good measure.
130	* In ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings'', a race of rat-people known as Ratkin tend to repeat random words when speaking Rokugani. Towards the end of their regular appearances in the story, this was scaled back as the players were getting sick of it (although some of their later appearances retain the quirk).
131	* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'': The Skaven have a habit of repeating some words (in their language, repeating a word adds emphasis to it) and call other races as (name)-things, like "Man-things", they do yes-yes. As shown in the novel ''Grey Seer'', they also often use unusual compound words when speaking in Queekish (kill-slay, traitor-meat, see-smell etc.). [[spoiler:Jeremias Scrivener speaks the same way when challenging Thanquol in Queekish, so this seems to be a trait of the language.]]
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134	[[folder:Theatre]]
135	* ''Film/TwelveAngryMen'', you know what I mean sniff?
136	* ''Theatre/AngelsInAmerica'': "I I I I Am the CONTINENTAL PRINCIPALITY OF AMERICA"
137	* In ''Theatre/{{Fangirls}}'', Salty uses the word 'literally' as punctuation.
138	* Henrik Ibsen's ''Theatre/HeddaGabler'' features a primary character who ends most of his sentences with "What?" but, for the life of me, I can't seem to remember his name, even.
139	* In ''Theatre/HenryV'', Fluellen sticks "look you" into every other sentence.
140	* Ye Gods Zaneeta and Tommy from ''Theatre/TheMusicMan'', jeely cly!
141	* Garry from ''Theatre/NoisesOff'' frequently ends sentences in "...Do you know what I mean?" or "You know." This is only when he isn't actually [[ShowWithinAShow saying his lines]].
142	* Harry Hope, the aging, alcoholic barkeep in ''Theatre/TheIcemanCometh'' begins or ends almost every sentence with "Bejees", especially when angry or trying to make a point.
143	* Cześnik, one of the characters in the Polish play ''Theatre/{{Zemsta}}'' ("The Revenge"), has a VerbalTic of "mocium panie" (approx. translated as "my dear Sir"). In one of the most famous scenes, he dictates a letter to his servant, who ends up putting the VerbalTic all over the letter.
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146	[[folder:Web Animation]]
147	* ''WebAnimation/AcedemySugoiSeiun'' has Kumo say "kyu" after (almost) every sentence.
148	* The Old Baton Man from ''Alejo y Valentina'', an Argentinian web cartoon, ends all his lines with "viteh", which in heavily accented Buenos Aires Spanish translates to something like "see?".
149	* Plasma Ball from ''WebAnimation/BrawlForObjectPalace'' has random, brief moments of spazzing with electricity while speaking. These spazzes actually have a canon name, "zaps."
150	* In WebAnimation/ADayWithBowserJr, Fawful has the same Engrish speaking pattern as he does in the games.
151	* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'':
152	** Here's the thing! Here's the thing! Perry often repeats a small phrase twice before saying what he wants to say, in stereotypical parrot fashion.
153	** Bee pronounces "S's" as "Z's", going with the whole "buzzing bee" thing.
154	** Knobs adds "do" before any words with an "or" in them. For example, "stdoor" instead of "store".
155	* ''WebAnimation/FreedomToons'':
156	** Ben Shapiro: "And the idea, and the idea..." This tic idea is expanded in "Thanksgiving With Ben Shapiro", where almost everyone in Ben's family ends their sentences with "folks". Even Ben's infant son does this.
157	** Dave Rubin has "Regressive" and "I agree with that!"
158	* Rumble Red, the old-timey Great Gazoo knockoff from ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'', frequently ending sentences with "...rumble?" Then there's Homsar's "[=AAaaAAaaAA=]..." and drawing out vowel sounds in words.
159	* In ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'', GloryHound Cato Sicarious can't say "I" without putting "Cato Sicarious" right after it, even when stressed.
160	** Cyberdong the Tech-Priest ([=40kTheories=]' character) cannot say anything without pronouncing it like a question?
161	** Oooaaa~ Kadus of the Raven Guard seems to start most of his sentences with an oddly pleased sound.
162	** Many of the Lockwarden's statements end in a sunglasses emoji to match is own visor😎.
163	* Tissues from ''WebAnimation/InanimateInsanity'' uses the word "guys" in almost every sentence he says.
164	* The mascot from ''WebAnimation/MangaSoprano'' uses "Puni" at the end of sentences.
165	* Wasabi from ''WebAnimation/MonaLisasSillyTalk'' uses "wasa" a lot, especially when she appears as a child.
166	* ''WebAnimation/TheMostEpicStoryEverToldInAllOfHumanHistory'': [[CoolBoard The Epic Skatepark Owner]] has the propensity to say (and sing) "bro!" at every opportunity. He also uses “dude” quite often.
167	* Raku-chan from ''WebAnimation/NekoSugarGirls'' is a CatGirl who uses "nya" excessively in her speech.
168	* Luke in ''WebAnimation/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMalignantGrowth'':
169	** BASEBALL!!!
170	** I'M 42!!!
171	* ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlueFamilyShatters'': In West's FilmNoir dream in "Hard Boiled", most of the characters have a tendency to end sentences with "see?" to fit with the period setting.
172	* In {{WebAnimation/TGQTSBFH}}, there's Crazy Yoshi's Dad, who has [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Pineapple Shouting Disorder]].
173	** PINEAPPLE!
174	* The Kobolds of ''WebAnimation/UnforgottenRealms'' often say "kobold" when they're talking. Or for (seemingly) no reason. All a person has to do to speak the "language" of the Kobolds is to say nothing but "kobold".
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177	[[folder:Web Original]]
178	* WebVideo/{{MarioTehPlumber}} is a {{Troll}}, and his "reviews" contain [[ClusterFBomb Cluster]]/[[AtomicFBomb Atomic F-Bombs]] galore. Good luck trying to count the number of times he can get through a single ''sentence'' without saying the word "fuck" at least once, let alone an entire video.
179	* On Website/TVTropes itself, Verbal Tics were -- and still are, albeit to a much lesser degree thanks to extensive cleanup efforts -- so widespread that there had to be specific rules implemented against them, many so prevalent that they had to be put in the Administrivia/PermanentRedLinkClub. Among these: "So Yeah", "[[NoJustNoReaction X Just X]]", and "Or Is It". Also one of the several reasons there's Administrivia/NoNewStockPhrases allowed; they tend to degenerate into these.
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183	[[Franchise/FinalFantasy ...kupo!]]

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