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[[File:peanutsbuttmonkey.jpg|link=Peanuts|thumb|350px|Rinse and repeat ''ad nauseam''.]]
{{quote|''You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's [[Trope Namer|butt-monkey]]!''|'''Xander Harris''', ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''}}
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In [[Yiddish as a Second Language|Yiddish]], this character type is called a ''Schlimazel''.
If a Butt Monkey gets [[Cosmic Plaything|pushed]] [[Break the Cutie|too]] [[Despair Event Horizon|far]], [[Rage Breaking Point|until]] (s)he [[Freak Out|snaps]] and goes on a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]], that's an example of a [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]].
See also: [[Bumbling Sidekick]], [[The Unfavourite]], [[Guilt by Association Gag]], [[Humiliation Conga]], [[Iron Butt Monkey]]. Is nearly always on the receiving end of [[Comedic Sociopathy]].
{{noreallife|we'd be here all day. However, sports ''teams'' are [[Acceptable Targets]].}}
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