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    n.NounLanguage used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

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    Why Billionaires Try So Hard To Look "Poor"

    11:51Why Billionaires Try So Hard To Look "Poor"
    • The first way is simply the financial harm that buying into the trope of the relatable millionaire or billionaire can do to people who follow them blindly.  

      The first way is simply the financial harm that buying into the trope of the relatable millionaire or billionaire can do to people who follow them blindly.  

    • Because they are reinforcing a common trope in personal finance that everybody's financial problems are caused by them spending too much.

      Because they are reinforcing a common trope in personal finance that everybody's financial problems are caused by them spending too much.

    B1

    Why Is It Impossible To Make Another Good Jurassic Movie?

    09:50Why Is It Impossible To Make Another Good Jurassic Movie?
    • Dearing is given the familiar trope of a workaholic who has no time for a family without exploring the ideas of whether she wants a family or what family means to her

      Dearing is given the familiar trope of a workaholic who has no time for a family without exploring the ideas of whether she wants a family or what family means to her

    B1

    Top 10 Funniest Movie Moments

    23:05Top 10 Funniest Movie Moments
    • And this is a pretty common music trope, this playing against the scene.

      And this is a pretty common music trope, this playing against the scene.

    • And this is a pretty common music trope.

      And this is a pretty common music trope.

    B1

    Cosmic Sexy Time, Eggs, Seeds, and Water: Crash Course World Mythology #3

    12:22Cosmic Sexy Time, Eggs, Seeds, and Water: Crash Course World Mythology #3
    • One of the many Chinese creation myths combines a cosmic egg trope with a world-parent myth. Let's go to the Thought Bubble.

      One of the many Chinese creation myths combines a cosmic egg trope with a world-parent myth. Let's go to the Thought Bubble.

    • One of the many Chinese creation myths combines a cosmic egg trope with a world parent myth.

      One of the many Chinese creation myths combines a cosmic egg trope with a world parent myth.

    B1

    The Complicity of Geek Masculinity on the Big Bang Theory

    20:02The Complicity of Geek Masculinity on the Big Bang Theory
    • In my previous video essay about the adorable misogynist trope, I discussed the creepy, entitled, and

      In my previous video essay about the adorable misogynist trope, I discussed the creepy, entitled, and

    • In my previous video essay about the Adorkable Misogynist trope I discussed

      In my previous video essay about the Adorkable Misogynist trope I discussed

    B2

    Why Being A Failure Is A Good Thing

    03:25Why Being A Failure Is A Good Thing
    • It’s a classic trope that those who don’t learn from their mistakes are doomed to repeat

      It’s a classic trope that those who don’t learn from their mistakes are doomed to repeat

    • It's a classic trope that those who don't learn from their mistakes are doomed to repeat them.

      It's a classic trope that those who don't learn from their mistakes are doomed to repeat them.

    A2

    10 Creepiest Figures in History That Are Scarier Than Horror Villains

    13:5710 Creepiest Figures in History That Are Scarier Than Horror Villains
    • The the mad scientist is a common trope in horror, But Josef Mengele makes Dr.

      The the mad scientist is a common trope in horror, But Josef Mengele makes Dr.

    • The mad scientist is a common trope in horror, but Yosef Mengele makes Dr.

      The mad scientist is a common trope in horror, but Yosef Mengele makes Dr.

    B2

    Clever Wonder Woman Easter Eggs You Totally Missed

    04:06Clever Wonder Woman Easter Eggs You Totally Missed
    • Notably, 1975's Wonder Woman employed the unrealistic trope that if you wear a pair of glasses, you're completely unrecognizable as the same human you are without your glasses.

      Notably, 1975's Wonder Woman employed the unrealistic trope that if you wear a pair of glasses, you're completely unrecognizable as the same human you are without your glasses.

    • Notably, 1975's Wonder Woman employed the unrealistic trope that if you wear a pair

      Notably, 1975's Wonder Woman employed the unrealistic trope that if you wear a pair

    B1

    Top 10 Urban Legends From Around the World You've Never Heard Of

    09:37Top 10 Urban Legends From Around the World You've Never Heard Of
    • La Ciguapa is an example of this trope from the Dominican Republic, while Mexico has its own variation on the legend: El Carro de las Brujas, otherwise known as The Red Car.

      La Ciguapa is an example of this trope from the Dominican Republic, while Mexico has its own variation on the legend: El Carro de las Brujas, otherwise known as The Red Car.

    • La Ciguapa is an example of this trope from the Dominican Republic.

      La Ciguapa is an example of this trope from the Dominican Republic.

    B1

    Is Over The Garden Wall About Having Faith? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios

    12:41Is Over The Garden Wall About Having Faith? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios
    • If it's not true, then at the very least, it's a trope that as the intricacies of the world come into focus, we find it harder and harder to have faith that they will work in our favor.

      If it's not true, then at the very least, it's a trope that as the intricacies of the world come into focus, we find it harder and harder to have faith that they will work in our favor.

    • it's a trope that as the intricacies of the world

      it's a trope that as the intricacies of the world

    B1