Class and Stereotype

Class

Class verb - To arrange or assign according to type.

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Stereotype and class are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stereotype" instead a verb "Class".

Stereotype verb - Treat or classify according to a mental stereotype.

Usage example: I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European

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Class and stereotype are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Class" instead a verb "Stereotype".

Nearby Words: stereotyped, stereotypical, stereotyping

old	old class	old stereotype
female	female class	female stereotype
particular	particular class	particular stereotype
similar	similar class	similar stereotype
Other adjectives: common, standard, top, single, popular, male, new, political, different.

Because of the class-based origins of the stereotype, expect the moral of any story they appear in to lean towards Eat the Rich or Kill the Poor.

Source: Lower-Class Lout
When he got angry, he would suddenly start speaking and acting like a ghetto stereotype, despite being from a fairly middle-class background.

Source: Roleplay / Xtreme Wrestling Alliance
Al Murray's Pub Landlord character was intended as a parodic stereotype of working-class British Nationalists.

Source: Misaimed Fandom / Comedian Characters

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