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- 1-Up: Life (video games)
- 13 Is Unlucky: Triskaidekaphobia
- 15 Minutes of Fame: [1]
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- 15 Puzzle: [2]
*
- 2½D: [3]
*
- 2 + Torture = 5: 2 + 2 = 5
- 24-Hour News Networks: 24-hour news cycle
- 419 Scam: Advance-fee scam
- 420, Blaze It: 420 (cannabis culture)
- 555: 555 (telephone number)
- '50s Hair: Hairstyles in the 1950s
- '80s Hair: Hairstyles in the 1980s
- 90% of Your Brain: Ten percent of the brain myth
A
- Abandoned War Child: War children
- Abandonware: [4]
*
- Abdicate the Throne: Abdication
- Abilene Paradox: [5]
*
- AB Negative: ABO blood group system
- Above the Influence: Sexual abstinence
- Absent-Minded Professor: [6]
*
- Abstract Strategy Game [7]
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- Absurdly Elderly Mother: Pregnancy over age 50
- Ab Urbe Condita: [8]
*
- Abusive Offspring: Parental abuse by children
- Abusive Parents: Child abuse
- A Cappella: [9]
*
- Accidental Art: Found object
- Accidental Murder: Involuntary manslaughter
- Accomplice by Inaction: Accessory (legal term)
- Ace Pilot: Flying ace
- Achievement System: Achievement (video games)
- Achilles' Heel: [10]
*
- Acid Attack: [11]
*
- Acme Products: Acme Corporation
- Acquired Poison Immunity: Mithridatism
- Acronym and Abbreviation Overload: Wikipedia:WTF? OMG! TMD TLA. ARG!
- Action Girl: Women warriors in literature and culture
,List of female action heroes and villains
- Action Hero: [12]
*
- A-Cup Angst, Buxom Beauty Standard, D-Cup Distress: "Body image" subsection of Breast
- Ad Bumpers: Bumper (broadcasting)
- Ad Hominem: [13]
*
- Adjective Animal Alehouse: Pub names
- Advert-Overloaded Future: Ad creep
- An Aesop: Moral
- Afraid of Blood: Blood phobia
- Afraid of Needles: Fear of needles
- Age-Gap Algebra: Age disparity in sexual relationships
- The Ageless: Eternal youth
and Biological immortality
- Agent Provocateur: [14]
- Agony of the Feet: Diseases of the foot
- Airborne Aircraft Carrier: [15]
*
- Air Guitar: [16]
*
- Air Jousting: Dogfight
- Airport Novel: [17]
*
- Air Quotes: [18]
*
- A.I. Is a Crapshoot: AI takeover
- Akashic Records: [19]
*
- Alan Smithee: [20]
*
- Albinos Are Freaks: Albinism in popular culture
- Albums Index: [21]
- Album Single: Single (music)
- The Alcatraz: Alcatraz Island in popular culture
- The Alcoholic: Alcoholism
- Alcubierre Drive: [22]
*
- The Alibi: [23]
*
- Alice and Bob: [24]
*
- Alien Abduction: [25]
*
- Alien Autopsy: [26]
*
- Alien Geometries: Non-Euclidean geometry
- Alien Invasion: [27]
*
- Alien Space Bats: [28]
*
- All Bikers are Hells Angels: Outlaw motorcycle club
, Hells Angels
- All Cavemen Were Neanderthals: Caveman
- All Gays Are Pedophiles: Societal attitudes toward homosexuality: Association with child abuse and pedophilia
- All Girls Want Bad Boys: Bad boy (archetype)
,Rake (character)
, Hybristophilia
- All-Loving Hero: Agapism
- The Alleged Car: Decrepit car
- Allegory: [29]
*
- Alphabet Song: Alphabet song
- Alpha Bitch: Queen Bee (sociology)
- Altar Diplomacy: Marriage of state
- Alternate History: [30]
*
- Alternate-History Nazi Victory: Hypothetical Axis victory in World War II
- Alternate Universe: Parallel universe (fiction)
- Ambiguous Syntax: Synactic ambiguity
- Ambulance Chaser: Ambulance chasing
. See also Barratry
- Amen Break: [31]
*
- America Takes Over the World: American Imperialism
- Amoral Attorney: Shyster
- Amphibious Automobile: Amphibious vehicle
- Anachronism Stew: Anachronism
- Analog vs. Digital: Comparison of analog and digital recording
- Anal Probing: [32]
*
- Anaphora: [33]
*
- Anarcho-Tyranny: Managerial state
- Ancestor Veneration: [34]
- Ancient Astronauts: [35]
*
- ...And 99¢: Psychological pricing
- And Now You Must Marry Me: Forced marriage
- Angry Guard Dog: Guard dog
- Angst: [36]
*
- Animal Stereotypes: Stereotypes of animals
- Animal Testing: [37]
*
- Animesque: Anime-influenced animation
- Anorgasmia: [38]
*
- Answer Song: [39]
*
- Antagonist: [40]
*
- Anthology Film: [41]
- Anthropic Principle [42]
*
- Anthropomorphic Personification: Anthropomorphism
- The Antichrist: [43]
*
- Antihero: [44]
*
- Antidisestablishmentarianism: [45]
- Anti-Humor: [46]
*
- Antimatter: [47]
*
- AntiVillain: Sympathetic villain
- Anxiety Dreams: [48]
*
- Apocalypse Day Planner: List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events
- Appeal to Worse Problems: Fallacy of relative privation
- Appropriated Appellation: Reappropriation
- Arcadia: [49]
*
- Archangel Gabriel: Gabriel
- Archangel Michael: Michael
- Archangel Raphael: Raphael
- Archangel Uriel: Uriel
- Arch-Enemy: [50]
*
- Area 51: [51]
*
- Arcology: [52]
*
- An Arm and a Leg: Amputation
- Arms Dealer: Arms industry
and Arms trafficking
- Arranged Marriage: [53]
*
- Art Deco: [54]
*
- Artificial Gravity: [55]
*
- Artificial Intelligence: [56]
* and Artificial general intelligence
- Artificial Limbs: Prosthesis
- Artificial Meat: Cultured meat
- Artificial Stupidity: [57]
*
- Artistic License: [58]
*
- ASCII Art: [59]
*
- Asian Fox Spirit: [60]
*
- Asian Lion Dogs: Chinese guardian lions
- Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence: Entering heaven alive
- Ashcan Copy: [61]
*
- Asmodeus: [62]
*
- Aspect Ratio: [63]
*
- Assassination Attempt: List of people who survived assassination attempts
- Association Fallacy: [64]
*
- Asteroid Miners: Asteroid mining
- Astral Projection: [65]
*
- AstroTurf: Astroturfing
- Atlantis: [66]
*
- Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Attention Whore: Attention seeking
- Auction: [67]
*
- Ax-Crazy: Borderline personality disorder
,Insanity
- Augmented Reality: [68]
*
- Author Avatar: Author surrogate
- Autocannibalism: Self-cannibalism
- Automated Automobiles: Autonomous car
- Autosave: [69]
*
- Auto-Tune: [70]
*
B
- Baby Talk: [71]
*
- Back from the Dead: Resurrection
- Background Music: [72]
*
- Backhanded Apology: Non-apology apology
- Backstory: [73]
*
- The Backwards Я: Faux Cyrillic
- Badass Boast: Boasting
- Bag of Holding: Magic satchel
- Bait-and-Switch: [74]
*
- Bakeneko and Nekomata: Bakeneko
, Nekomata
- Baku: Baku (mythology)
- Balloonacy: Cluster ballooning
- Balloon Belly: Abdominal distension
and Bloating
- Banana Peel: Banana peel: In comical context
- Banana Republic: [75]
*
- Bandit Clan: Banditry
- Bank Robbery: [76]
*
- Bankruptcy Barrel: [77]
*
- Banned Episode: Category:Television episodes pulled from general rotation
- Banned in China: Censorship by country
- Barbarian Tribe: Barbarian
- The Bartender: [78]
*
- Basilisk and Cockatrice: Basilisk
and Cockatrice
- Basso Profundo: [79]
*
- Bathos: [80]
*
- Battering Ram: [81]
*
- Battle Cry: [82]
*
- Battle Royale Game: [83]
*
- Bayonet Ya: Bayonet
- The Bear: [84]
*
- The Beard: Beard (companion)
- Bears Are Bad News: Bear danger
and Bear attack
- Beast Fable: [85]
*
- Beat: [86]
*
- Beatnik: [87]
*
- Beauty Contest: Beauty pageant
- Bed Trick: [88]
*
- Beehive Hairdo: Beehive (hairstyle)
- Beginner's Luck: [89]
*
- Believing Their Own Lies: Self-deception
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: Sexual tension
- Belly Dancer: Belly dance
- Benevolent A.I.: Friendly artificial intelligence
- The Bermuda Triangle: [90]
*
- Berserk Button: Pet peeve
- Bespectacled Cutie: Glasses Fetishism
(since deleted; link is NSFW)
- Bestiality Is Depraved: Zoophilia
- Beware of Hitchhiking Ghosts: Vanishing hitchhiker
- BFG: [91]
*
- Big Bad: [92]
*
- The Big Bad Wolf: [93]
*
- Big Brother Bully: Sibling abuse
- Big Dumb Object: [94]
*
- Big Eater: Gourmand
- Big Electric Switch: Knife switch
- Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti: Bigfoot
and Yeti
- Bigger Than Jesus: More popular than Jesus
(Although it should be noted that our article covers the Stock Shout-Out/Stock Parody of the controversy, whereas Wikipedia covers the actual events themselves.)
- Bile Fascination: Hate-watching
- Binary Suns: Binary star
- Bindle Stick: Bindle
- Bio Punk: [95]
*
- Birthday Buddies: Birthday problem
- Bishōnen: [96]
*
- Bishōnen Jump Syndrome: Odagiri effect
- Bite the Wax Tadpole: Brand blunder
- Black-and-White Morality: Good and evil
- Black Box: [97]
*
- Black Cap of Death: Black cap
- Black Comedy: [98]
*
- The Black Death: [99]
*
- Black Dude Dies First: Section in Racism in horror films
- Blackface: [100]
*
- Black Helicopter: [101]
*
- Black Knight: [102]
*
- Black Magic: [103]
*
- Blackmail: [104]
*
- Black Market: [105]
*
- Black Sheep: [106]
*
- Black Site: [107]
*
- The Blacksmith: [108]
*
- Black Spot: [109]
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- Blaming "The Man": [110]
*
- Blaming the Victim: Victim blaming
- Blank Slate: Tabula rasa
- Blatant Lies: Barefaced lie
- Blind Date: [111]
*
- Blipvert: [112]
*
- Bluebird of Happiness: [113]
*
- Blue Blood: Nobility
- Blood from the Mouth: Hemoptysis
- Blood on the Debate Floor: Legislative violence
- Blood Sport: [114]
*
- Blooper: [115]
*
- Blow Gun: [116]
*
- Boarding Party: Naval boarding
- Boarding School: [117]
*
- Body Horror: [118]
*
- Body Paint: Body painting
- Body Sushi: Nyotaimori
- Boke and Tsukkomi Routine: Manzai
- Bomb Disposal: [119]
*
- Bond Gun Barrel: Gun barrel sequence
- Bonus Stage: [120]
*
- Booby Trap: [121]
*
- Book Burning: [122]
*
- Book Safe: Concealing objects in a book
- Bookworm: Bibliophilia
- Boomerang Bigot: Internalized oppression
- Boss Battle: Boss (video gaming)
- Bothering by the Book: Work-to-rule
, Malicious compliance
- Bottle Episode: [123]
*
- Bouncer: [124]
*
- Bounty Hunter: [125]
*
- Bourgeois Bohemian: Limousine liberal
and Radical chic
(United States), Champagne socialist
(United Kingdom), Chardonnay socialist
(Australia/New Zealand), Gauche caviar
(France)
- Bowdlerise: Expurgation
- Box Office Bomb: [126]
*
- Boy Band: [127]
*
- Brain/Computer Interface: [128]
*
- Brain Drain: Human capital flight
- Brain Freeze: Ice cream headache
- Brain in a Jar: Brain in a vat
(this article is specifically about the Lotus-Eater Machine variant) and Isolated brain
- Brain Transplant: [129]
*
- Brain Uploading: Mind uploading
- Brainwashed: Mind control
- Brand Name Takeover: Generic trademark
- Bread and Circuses: [130]
*
- Breakout Character: List of breakout characters
- Breathable Liquid: Liquid breathing
- Brick Break: Breaking (martial arts)
- British Humour: [131]
*
- British Royal Guards: Queen's Guard
- Brits Love Tea: Tea in the United Kingdom
- Broken Record: Assertiveness: Broken record
- Bronson Canyon and Caves: Bronson Canyon
- Brown Note: [132]
*
- Buccaneer Broadcaster: Pirate radio
- Bulletproof Vest: [133]
*
- Bullet Time: [134]
*
- The Bully: Bullying
- Bullying the Disabled: Disability abuse
- Burger Fool: McJob
- Burial at Sea: [135]
*
- Burial in Space: Space burial
- Buried Alive: Premature burial
- "Burly Detective" Syndrome: Elegant variation
as applied to character descriptions
- Bury Your Gays: LGBT stereotypes in scripted television: "Bury your gays"
- But Not Too Black: Discrimination based on skin color: Examples of African American Colorism
- Byronic Hero: [136]
*
- Bystander Syndrome: Bystander effect
C
- Cabin Fever: [137]
*
- Cake Toppers: Wedding cake topper
- Calacas: [138]
*
- Calculator Spelling: [139]
*
- The Caligula: Caligula
, List of mentally ill monarchs
- Call-Back: Callback (comedy)
- Calling Card: [140]
*
- Caltrops: [141]
*
- The Cameo: Cameo appearance
- Camp: [142]
*
- Camp Straight: Metrosexual
- Canis Latinicus: Dog Latin
- The Can Kicked Him: List of people who died on the toilet
- Cannon Fodder: [143]
*
- Canon: [144]
*
- The Caper: Caper story
- Capitalism Is Bad: Criticism of capitalism
- The Captivity Narrative: [145]
*
- The Cardinal Virtues: [146]
*
- Cargo Cult: [147]
*
- Cargo Ship: Object sexuality
- Carpe Diem: [148]
*
- The Cartel: Drug cartel
- The Casino: [149]
*
- Cassandra Truth: Cassandra (metaphor)
- Casting Couch: [150]
*
- Catch-22 Dilemma: Catch-22 (logic)
- Catfishing: [151]
*
- Cat Girl: [152]
*
- Caught on the Jumbotron: Kiss cam
- Celebrity Endorsement: Celebrity branding
- Cel Shading: [153]
*
- Cement Shoes: [154]
*
- Censor Box: Censor bars
- Centipede's Dilemma: [155]
*
- Central Theme: Theme (narrative)
- Cessation of Existence: Eternal oblivion
- Chain Letter: [156]
*
- The Chain of Harm: Kick the cat
- Chainsaw Good: Chainsaws in popular culture
- Chalk Outline: [157]
*
- Changeling Tale: Changeling
-
Character Alignment: Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons)
- Character Catchphrase: [158]
*
- Character Customization: Character creation
- Character Development: Character arc
- Chariot Race: Chariot racing
- Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys: [159]
*
- Cheesy Moon: The Moon is made of green cheese
- Chekhov's Gun: [160]
*
- Chewbacca Defense: [161]
*
- Chiaroscuro: [162]
*
- Chicken-and-Egg Paradox: Chicken or the egg
- Chicken Joke: Why did the chicken cross the road?
- The Chikan: [163]
*
- Childhood Brain Damage: Childhood acquired brain injury
- Child by Rape: Pregnancy from rape
- Childish Pillow Fight: Pillow fight
- Child Popstar: [164]
- Child Prodigy: [165]
*
- Child Soldiers: Military use of children
- Chinese Vampire: Jiangshi
- Ching Chong: [166]
*
- Choke Holds: Chokehold
- Christianity is Catholic: Catholic Church
- Christmas Creep: [167]
*
- Christmas Elves: Christmas elf
- Christmas in July: [168]
*
- Chroma Key: [169]
*
- Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Betrayal
- Chuunibyou: [170]
*
- Chupacabra: [171]
*
- Circassian Beauty: Circassian beauties
- City Planet: [172]
- City Slicker: [173]
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- Civil War: [174]
*
- The Clan: [175]
*
- Classical Elements: Classical Element
- Classical Tongue: Classical language
- Classified Information: [176]
*
- Class Representative: Class president
- Class Reunion: [177]
*
- Class Trip: Field trip
- Claustrophobia: [178]
*
- Clerk: [179]
*
- Cliché: [180]
*
- Cliffhanger: [181]
*
- The Climax: [182]
*
- Clip Show: [183]
*
- Clock Tower: [184]
*
- Cloudcuckooland: [185]
*. Also covers Cloudcuckoolander.
- Clown Car: [186]
*
- Code Name: [187]
*
- Cold-Blooded Torture: Torture
- Cold Reading: [188]
*
- College Radio: Campus radio
- Colonized Solar System Space colonization
- Colony Drop: Impact event
- Colorblind Confusion: Color blindness
- Color Wash: Color grading
- Combos: [189]
*
- Comeback Tomorrow: L'esprit de l'escalier
- Comes Great Responsibility: Noblesse oblige
(Not exactly the same thing, but the same general concept).
- Comfort Food: [190]
*
- Comically Cross-Eyed: Esotropia
, see also Strabismus
- Comic-Book Time: Floating timeline
- Coming of Age Story [191]
* Also Bildungsroman
- Commie Nazis: Red fascism
, National Bolshevism
, Strasserism
- Common Law Marriage: Common-law marriage
- "Common Knowledge": List of common misconceptions
- Common Tongue: Lingua franca
- Commune: [192]
*
- Company Town: [193]
*
- Compensated Dating: Enjo kōsai
- Composite Character: [194]
*
- Computer-Generated Images: Computer-generated imagery
- Computer Virus: [195]
*
- Conceit: Central conceit
- Concept Album: [196]
*
- Concept Art: [197]
*
- Concepts Are Cheap: Glittering generality
- Cone of Shame: Elizabethean collar
- Confessional: Sacrament of Penance
, [198]
*
- Confession Cam: Reality TV confessional
- The Confidant: Confindant
- Confirmation Bias: [199]
*
- Confirmed Bachelor: Bachelor
, He never married
- Conflict: [200]
*
- Conjoined Twins: [201]
*
- Conlang: Constructed language
- The Conscience: Conscience
- Conscription: [202]
*
- Conspicuous Consumption: [203]
*
- Conspiracy Theorist: Conspiracy theory
*
- Constrained Writing: [204]
*
- Constructive Criticism: [205]
*
- Contortionist: Contortion
- Control Freak: [206]
*
- Convicted by Public Opinion: Court of public opinion
& Trial by media
- Co-Op Multiplayer: Cooperative gameplay
- Cop Hater: Anti-police sentiment
- Copy Protection: [207]
*
- The Coroner: [208]
*
- Corporal Punishment: [209]
*
- Corporate Warfare: [210]
*
- Corpsing: [211]
*
- Corrupted Data: Data corruption
- Corrupt Politician: Political corruption
- Cosmic Egg: World egg
- Cosmic Horror Story: Lovecraftian horror
- Cosplay: [212]
*
- Cosplay Café: Cosplay restaurant
(along with Butlers café
and Maid café
)
- Counter-Earth: [213]
*
- Counting Sheep: [214]
*
- Country Matters: Cunt
- Countrystan: -stan
- The Coup: Coup d'état
- Courier: [215]
*
- Court Jester: Jester
- Courtly Love: [216]
*
- Cowboy: [217]
*
- Cow Tipping: [218]
*
- Cram School: [219]
*
- Crawl: News ticker
- Crazy Cat Lady: Cat lady
- Creation Myth: [220]
*
- Creepy Shadowed Undereyes: Periorbital dark circles
- Cringe Comedy: [221]
*
- Crippling Overspecialization: Overspecialization
- Crisis of Faith: [222]
*
- Critical Hit: [223]
*
- Crocodile Tears: [224]
*
- Crop Circles: [225]
*
- Crosscast Role: Travesti (theatre)
- Crossdresser: [226]
*
- Crossover: [227]
*
- Crossword Puzzle: Crossword
- Crowd Surfing: [228]
*
- Crystal Ball: [229]
*
- Crystal Skull: [230]
*
- The CSI Effect: [231]
*
- Cucoloris: [232]
*
- Cue the Flying Pigs: Flying pig
- Cult: [233]
*
- Cult Classic: Cult film
- Cult of Personality: [234]
*
- Cultural Cringe: [235]
*
- Cultural Translation: Dub localization
- Culture Clash: Cultural conflict
- Cup Holders: [236]
*
- Cure Your Gays: Conversion therapy
- Curse: [237]
*
- Curse of the Pharaoh: Curse of the pharaohs
- The Cutie: Cuteness
- Cutscene: [238]
*
- Cyanide Pill: Suicide pill
- Cyberbullying: [239]
*
- Cyberpunk: [240]
*
- Cyborg: [241]
*
- Cyclops: [242]
*
- Cymbal-Banging Monkey: Cymbal-banging monkey toy
- The Cynic: Cynicism (philosophy)
- Cypher Language: Substitution cipher
D
- Daddy DNA Test: DNA paternity testing
- Dagwood Sandwich: [243]
*
- Damned by Faint Praise: Damning with faint praise
- Damn You, Muscle Memory!: Negative transfer (memory)
- Damsel in Distress: [244]
*
- Dance Sensation: Novelty and fad dances
- Dangerous Orbital Debris: Kessler syndrome
- Dating Service Disaster: Catfishing
- The Dandy: Dandy
- Date Rape: [245]
*
- Davy Jones: Davy Jones' Locker
- Dead Air: [246]
*
- Dead to Begin With: Bangsian fantasy
- Deadly Gas: List of highly toxic gases
- Dead Man's Hand: [247]
*
- Deadpan Snarker, Sarcasm Mode: Sarcasm
- Deal with the Devil: [248]
*
- "Dear John" Letter: [249]
*
- Deathbed Confession: [250]
*
- Death Is Cheap: Comic book death
- Death March: [251]
*
- Death Ray: [252]
*
- Death Row: [253]
*
- Death Trap: [254]
*
- Decapitation Strike: [255]
*
- Deconstruction: [256]
*
- Decoy Protagonist: False protagonist
- Deep-Fried Whatever: Deep frying
- Deflector Shields: [257]
*
- Dehumanization: [258]
*
- Déjà Vu: [259]
*
- Deleted Scene: [260]
*
- Demonic Possession: [261]
*
- Demonization: [262]
*, see also Demonizing the enemy
- Department of Redundancy Department: Redundancy (linguistics)
- Deprogram: [263]
*
- Desert Warfare: [264]
*
- Deserted Island: Desert island
- Designer Babies: [265]
*
- Destroy the Evidence: Spoilation of evidence
- Determinator: Determination
- Deus ex Machina: [266]
*
- Deuteragonist: [267]
*
- Development Hell: [268]
*
- Dhampyr: Dhampir
- Diagonal Speed Boost: Chebyshev Distance
- Dialogue Tree: Dialog tree
- Diesel Punk: Dieselpunk
- The Dictatorship: Dictatorship
- Digital Avatar: Avatar (computing)
- Digital Deaging: [269]
- Dirty Bomb: [270]
*
- Dirty Coward: Cowardice
- Dirty Communists: Criticism of communist party rule
- Discount Card: [271]
*
- Disneyfication: [272]
*
- Disposable Sex Worker: Violence against prostitutes
- Distinction Without a Difference: [273]
*
- Distress Call: Distress signal
- Divine Right of Kings: [274]
* and Mandate of Heaven
- Divorce in Reno: Divorce mill
and Mexican divorce
(the latter for a specific case of this)
- Doctor Whomage: List of Doctor Who parodies
- Does Not Like Men: Misandry
- A Dog Ate My Homework: [275]
*
- Dogfaces: [276]
*
- Doing It for the Art: Art for art's sake
- Domed Hometown: Domed city
- Domestic Abuse: Domestic violence
- Domino Mask: [277]
*
- The Don: Boss (crime)
- Do Not Adjust Your Set: Broadcast signal intrusion
- Don't Make Me Take My Belt Off!: Belting (beating)
- Doomsday Device: [278]
*
- Doo-Wop Progression: '50s progression
- Doppelgänger: [279]
*
- Double Agent: [280]
*
- Double Consciousness: [281]
*
- Double Entendre: [282]
*
- Double Meaning: One type of semantic syllepsis
.
- Double Standard: [283]
*
- Double Reverse Quadruple Agent: Re-doubled agent
- Doublethink: [284]
*
- Downloadable Content: [285]
*
- Draft Dodging: Draft evasion
- Dragon Lady: [286]
*
- The Dragonslayer: [287]
*
- Dragons Prefer Princesses: Princess and Dragon
- Drag Queen: [288]
*
- Dramatic Reading: Oral interpretation
- Dream Land: Dream world (plot device)
- Dress Code: [289]
*
- Drinking Game: [290]
*
- Drive-In Theater: [291]
*
- Driven to Suicide: Suicide
- Driving Stick: Manual transmission
- Droit du Seigneur: [292]
*
- Droste Image: Droste effect
- Druid: [293]
*
- Drunk Driver: [294]
*
- Drunken Boxing: [295]
*
- Dueling Scar: [296]
*
- Dueling Works - Film: Twin films
- Dumb Blonde: Blonde stereotype#Dumb blonde
- Dump Months: [297]
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- Dunning Kruger Effect: [298]
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- Dutch Angle: [299]
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- Dynamic Difficulty: Dynamic game difficulty balancing
- Dysfunctional Family: [300]
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- Dyson Sphere: [301]
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- Dystopia: [302]
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