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0 5Gas Siphoning
The practice of siphoning gasoline out of tanks by sucking on a hose. (needs examples)
2 0The Golden *blank*"s are worth Three points(Needs examples)
Golden Three
0 31Pop Culture Holiday (YMMV)
A significant date set aside to celebrate a particular work.
0 6Auto Incorrect
Typos due to autocorrect and speech recognition software. In Universe Examples Only
3 21Show-Original Toy Feature
A Merchandise Driven work gives a toy-based character an original ability that is unadvertised in the toy's marketing but still possible to achieve with the original accessories and gimmicks.
1 19Mistaken For Fake Hair
Someone thinks a person's real hair is fake. Pain and/or discomfort ensues.
1 18Faked Food Contaminant
Putting something gross in your food after purchase and pretending it was always there to get a refund or tarnish a reputation.
2 0DIY Dress-Up
When someone creates new clothes out of old one.
2 9Belatedly Acknowledged Confusion
After clearing up a misunderstanding, someone admits they were wondering about a flaw in their original understanding of the situation.
0 17Deathly Unmasking
A Dramatic Unmask that occurs just before or after death.
0 10Rich Recluse's Realm
A private domain bought and/or built by a super-rich recluse.
0 21Satanic Panic
A public panic over Devil worship, whether played straight or not, especially prevalent in the latter part of the twentieth century.
2 3Dressed To Be The Present (more specific examples needed)
When someone makes themselves a present for their loved one and dresses the part.
7 10Alien Works
An index for works about space aliens.
1 17Schrodinger's Mortality
A character is considered to be neither alive nor dead, or both at once.
1 10Emotional Overload Fainting (looking for help to tighten up language in description)
Oh! It's all too much! I'm going to faint... (Once I've recovered, we should adjourn to discuss the title...)
0 16Child-Like Voice (LAUNCHING SOON)
A teenager or adult with a notably less matured tone of voice to emphasize their child-like quirks.
5 5Asking For Citation (Needs a better trope name, open for suggestions)
Alice says something as a real-world truth, but Bob does not believe it and wants further confirmation (Grabbed by callmeamuffin)
0 7TRexpy
A carnivorous dinosaur that isn't T. rex takes cues from it
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6 6Long Haired Man Discrimination
When men with longer hair are seen as not manly enough.
Created: Feb 26th 2021 at 12:12:18 PM