Basic Trope: Characters use euphemisms for genitalia and other private body parts.
- Straight: Charlie tells Bob that his "winky" hurts.
- Exaggerated: A sex scene (or similar scene, such as an educational program on reproduction) uses this trope, resulting in sentences like "And he put his thingy in my you-know-what and we did it for the first time."
- Downplayed: ???
- Justified:
- Charlie is a kid, or was around kids.
- Charlie is using a euphemism to be polite.
- Inverted: Proper words for genitalia are used in any contexts, even ones where a euphemism would be more appropriate.
- Subverted: ???
- Double Subverted: ???
- Parodied: Everyone swears constantly, but using the proper words for genitals is still a no-no.
- Zig-Zagged: Profane words for genitals, such as "dick", are the ones used instead.
- Averted: There are no euphemisms for genitalia in the work.
- Enforced: The show is for children/families, and they'd object to hearing non-euphemistic words for genitals.
- Lampshaded: ???
- Invoked: ???
- Exploited: ???
- Defied: Dick yells out "Penis and Vagina!" in his best George Carlin impersonation.
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
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