Essex girl

British

noun

derogatory a young working-class woman from the Essex area, typically considered as being unintelligent, materialistic, devoid of taste, and sexually promiscuous

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Essex girl

"Essex is very much my personality - I call myself an Essex girl."

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

I think it's ironic that he was one of the greatest goalkeepers in the world and it was me, a little Essex girl, who managed to save a part of him.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2022

So what does it really mean to be an Essex girl in 2017?

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2017

The origins of this label possibly lie with the concept of Essex Man - that almost forgotten relative of the Essex girl - which reared its head in the early 1990s.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2017

As long as they stop calling me an Essex girl.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 4, 2012

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