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{{quote|''"My child, if you use that pseudonym everyone will know that I am not just the father of a composer but also the father of an imbecile."''|'''[[Les Luthiers|Johann Sebastian Mastropiero's]] father's''' response after he started to compose music under the name of Johann Severo Mastropiano}}

{{quote|''"Malik Blishtar is actually Marik Ishtar?''"|'''Tea''', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh ~~the~~ Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]''}}

{{quote|''"Malik Blishtar is actually Marik Ishtar?''"|'''Tea''', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]''}}

A character, engaged in "covert ops" of the more comedic kind, is asked for their name. They never prepared one before hand, and don't have time to come up with a [[Line of Sight Name]]. Without thinking, they begin to blurt out their real name, only to cover it up with some painful pronunciation twisting and a quick stammer.

A character, engaged in "covert ops" of the more comedic kind, is asked for their name. They never prepared one before hand, and don't have time to come up with a [[Line-of-Sight Name]]. Without thinking, they begin to blurt out their real name, only to cover it up with some painful pronunciation twisting and a quick stammer.

Compare [[Unpronounceable Alias]]. See also [[Louis Cypher]], [[Hugh Mann]], [[Steven Ulysses Perhero]] and [[Mr. Smith]].

[[I Thought It Meant|Not a type]] of [[Mary Sue]].

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* In ''[[The Hobbit]]'', Bilbo Baggins introduces himself to the trolls as "a bur- a hobbit." ("Bur" = "burglar", the profession designated to him by Gandalf.) To them, he's a "burrahobbit."

* In one of Donald Westlake's stories about John Dortmunder, John stammers out "John D-- Diddums." From then on, despite realizing that it doesn't sound like a real name ("It's Welsh," he'll frequently explain), whenever he needs an alias on short notice he panics and can't think of anything but "John Diddums."

* Partially a [[Line of Sight Name]], but in the [[Warlock of Gramaraye]] book ''A Wizard in Absentia'', a very hung over Magnus tries to come up with a pseudonym. He start's out with "Mmma", but quickly realizes it and turns it into a groan. Before he subconsciously sees the E.D.G.A.R. patch on the guard's arm, and gives his name as Ed Gar.

* Partially a [[Line-of-Sight Name]], but in the [[Warlock of Gramaraye]] book ''A Wizard in Absentia'', a very hung over Magnus tries to come up with a pseudonym. He start's out with "Mmma", but quickly realizes it and turns it into a groan. Before he subconsciously sees the E.D.G.A.R. patch on the guard's arm, and gives his name as Ed Gar.

* In Sharyn McCrumb's books ''[[Bimbos of the Death Sun]]'' and ''Zombies of the Gene Pool'', the main character is an engineering professor, James Owen Mega, who writes science fiction under the name Jay Omega... and is shocked when one of his students sees through the pseudonym.

* In ''[[Maximum Ride]]'', when Fang is taken to the hospital Max begins to say his name but quickly ends with "Nick". Iggy later calls Fang "Fnick".

* In ''[[American Gods (Literature)|American Gods]]'': {{spoiler|1=[[The Old Convict|Low-Key Lyesmith]] = [[God Was My Co Pilot|Loki Lie-Smith]]}}.

* In ''[[American Gods (Literature)|American Gods]]'': {{spoiler|1=[[The Old Convict|Low-Key Lyesmith]] = [[God Was My Co-Pilot|Loki Lie-Smith]]}}.

** Which only works if you pronounce it in the English way, and not the proper {{spoiler|Norse/Icelandic}} way.

*** Since it's revealed that the American analogues have little connection to the originals, the only proper way to pronounce it is in American English.

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* In ''[[Nebulous]]'', the eponymous professor is infiltrating a brainwashing camp. When asked his name, he quickly replies "Professor Neb-Neb".

* In ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', when Buffy is investigating her mother's new boyfriend, one of his co-workers ask who she is. She says "Bu...Linda. Belinda."

* ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'': The Doctor's pseudonym "John Smith" is a [[Line of Sight Name]], but that he's ''Doctor'' John Smith fits the trope. Also, the Master's various "disguised" names, which are almost always anagrams, synonyms or translations of the name Master. In the new series, Mister Saxon was even an (unintended) anagram of Master No. Six - which (depending on whether you count [[The Other Darrin|The Other Darrins]] separately) he was.

* ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'': The Doctor's pseudonym "John Smith" is a [[Line-of-Sight Name]], but that he's ''Doctor'' John Smith fits the trope. Also, the Master's various "disguised" names, which are almost always anagrams, synonyms or translations of the name Master. In the new series, Mister Saxon was even an (unintended) anagram of Master No. Six - which (depending on whether you count [[The Other Darrin|The Other Darrins]] separately) he was.

* After Monica of ''[[Friends]]'' finds her credit card stolen, she meets the culprit, but not wanting to give her name away, calls herself "Monana". Apparently it's [[Freestate Amsterdam|Dutch]] - I mean Pennsylvania Dutch.

** Also averted in an episode where Rachel expresses disbelief that anyone would introduce themselves in bars under an assumed name only to have Joey and Phoebe do a little dialogue with identities they've apparently been using for years when they don't want to use their own name.

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