| 单词 | essex man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasEssex man Essex man n. British derogatory a term used to denote a supposed new type of Conservative voter, to be found esp. in London and the south-east of England in the late 1980s, typically (esp. contemptuously) characterized as a brash, self-made young businessman who benefited from the entrepreneurial wealth created by Thatcherite policies: cf. Selsdon man n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > newly rich person parvenu1787 nouveau richea1796 new rich1892 narikin1918 nouveau1927 noove1983 Essex man1990 the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun] > impudent person > young man princock1540 puppy?1544 skipjack1554 pup1590 whelp1611 whisk1629 whippersnapper1674 whiffet1839 Jack the Lad1968 Essex man1990 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of England > Essex Essex calf1573 Essex man1990 Essex girl1991 society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [noun] > Toryism or conservatism > a Tory or conservative > group or section of > member of Young Englander1837 Essex man1990 1990 Sunday Tel. 7 Oct. 23/1 The mass of the tribe has changed: the life and soul of the new Conservative Party, and the bedrock of its support, is Essex man. 1990 Sunday Tel. 7 Oct. 23/1 Essex man does not exclusively live in Essex; for spiritual purposes, Essex is to be found all over the newly affluent parts of the outer London suburbs. 1991 Times 23 Nov. (Sat. Review) 52/2 He belongs to the Thatcher era, Essex Man without the boorishness or conspicuous displays of self-earned money. 1992 New Statesman & Society 17 Apr. 22/3 The race is on to see which party adopts that credo as its own. Don't worry. Enough Essex men and women will vote for it when it's on offer. 1994 Guardian 11 Jan. i. 16/8 Essex Man has returned to his two-up two-down in Billericay and loadsamoney has been silenced under loadsadebts. < as lemmas |
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