More than 3,000 people have signed a petition to have the derogatory definition of 'Essex girl’ removed from dictionaries. The current Collins English dictionary definition of an ‘Essex girl’ is: “"A young working class woman from the Essex area, typically considered as being unintelligent, materialistic, devoid of taste, and sexually promiscuous." Do you support or oppose the goal of the campaign?

More than 3,000 people have signed a petition to have the derogatory definition of 'Essex girl’ removed from dictionaries. The current Collins English dictionary definition of an ‘Essex girl’ is: “"A young working class woman from the Essex area, typically considered as being unintelligent, materialistic, devoid of taste, and sexually promiscuous." Do you support or oppose the goal of the campaign? Published on 25 October 2016 → Survey conducted on 25 October 2016 on 4407 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Support - the definition is an insulting and inaccurate representation of the women of Essex

32%

Oppose - that is the popular definition of an ‘Essex girl’ and it is not the responsibility of dictionaries to exclude words and terms just because they are rude or unpopular

44%

Don’t know

24%

Support - the definition is an insulting and inaccurate representation of the women of Essex

32%

Oppose - that is the popular definition of an ‘Essex girl’ and it is not the responsibility of dictionaries to exclude words and terms just because they are rude or unpopular

44%

Don’t know

24%

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