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'''Basic Trope''': Humans are [[CallARabbitASmeerp called something other than humans]] - typically in genres like fantasy, science fiction, and xenofiction.
* '''Straight''': In a fantasy setting, BeastMen refer to humans as "no-furs".
* '''Exaggerated''': Every fantasy race in the work has its own word for humans.
* '''Downplayed''': Humans are almost always referred to as something such as "man"/"men".
* '''Justified''':
** The non-human characters haven't heard of (or seen) humans before, and are simply calling them by their defining characteristics.
** It's meant to be a form of FantasticRacism.
* '''Inverted''': Humans refer to non-humans as something other than the real name for their species.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** The non-humans refer to humans as "humans".
** The work takes place in a WorldOfFunnyAnimals, or other setting where no humans ever appear.
* '''Enforced''': "It wouldn't make much sense if we had non-humans refer to humans by their proper name right off the bat, especially if they've never seen a human before. Let's have them call humans "earthlings" or something similar."
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': TokenHuman Hiro lets everyone know that the proper name for his species is a human.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
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