It's been said that "a trope can't be partially subverted any more than a woman can be a little bit pregnant". So then what do you call it when The Butler Did It, but "it" was eating the last cookie in the jar? Or when a powerful weapon glows so little you can't even notice it in good light? Or when someone only becomes slightly agitated at being called a certain nickname? In case the introduction didn't tip you off, many cases of Not a Subversion fall into this trope's territory. A form of Playing with a Trope. Compare Subverted Trope, Parodied Trope. Contrast Exaggerated Trope.