White Van Man

noun

1. informal,  a male van driver, often of a white van, whose driving is selfish and aggressive

Example Sentences

Meanwhile the stereotype of the bullying "white van man", defined by Sunday Times reporter Jonathan Leake in 1997 as "a tattooed species, often with a cigarette in his mouth, who is prone to flashing his lights as he descends on his prey", did not specifically target Transit drivers.

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GMP said in the days after the murder Majerkiewicz had called a "white van man" fto help take furniture from the house to a lock-up in Bury, including a sofa bed and a fridge freezer.

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Officials suggested targeting "white van man" with tougher messaging during the pandemic, according to documents published by the Covid inquiry.

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He wants to challenge the "white van man" stereotype of tradespeople and become more environmentally friendly.

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It begins to seem preferable to be killed by “the archetypal White Van Man,” a stand-in for fate who runs down one or both of the Wilkinsons in several different chapters — though this running gag would be funnier to American readers if the author had bothered to explain that it’s Britspeak for a loudmouthed, low-class lout.

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