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White Van Man

British  

noun

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

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This recent habit of reducing people to types – Worcester Woman, Mondeo Man, White Van Man, Essex Girl – would have appalled Eliot.

From The Guardian • Nov. 16, 2019

White Van Man is the Joe Six-Pack or Walmart Mom of U.K. politics, representative of a segment of the electorate mainstream parties are eager to court but find increasingly hard to reach.

From Time • Nov. 21, 2014

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