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Heffer and became a shorthand for a well-off workwelcome to essexing class man who has
moved out of London and likes to show off his newly found wealth. The stereotype was a political
one as traditionally working class people were supposed to vote for the Labour Party, but Essex
Man voted Conservative.Essex Man had a partner - Essex Girl - who was seen as loud, vulgar,
scantily-dressed, of low intelligence and sexually promiscuous.
71. Chav/ Chavette- Another, more recent stereotype is that of the Chav. According to the
Oxford English Dictionary, the word was first used in a Usenet forum in 1998 and made its first
appearance in conventional media in 2002. By 2004, the word was in common usage. The origin
of the word is unknown, but it is most often thought to have originated in the Romany word
chavi, meaning child. It has become a widely used derogatory word for young people of