An Essex girl is a pejorative stereotype in the United Kingdom of a female who is said to be promiscuous and unintelligent, characteristics jocularly attributed to women from Essex. It is applied widely throughout the country and has gained popularity over time, dating from the 1980s and 1990s.
Unlike Essex man, which became aspirational stereotype for working class voters in the south and east of England who voted for Margaret Thatcher, Essex girl does not carry political connotations.
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“The unknown always seems unbelievable, Lucas.”
—Harry Essex (b. 1910)
“Miss Caswell: Now there’s something a girl could make sacrifices for.
Bill: And probably has.
Miss Caswell: Sable.
Max: Sable? Did she say sable or Gable?
Miss Caswell: Either one.”
—Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993)