stereotypical

CEFRB2

/ˌstɛɹ.iː.əˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/

adjective

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Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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You should avoid stereotypical behavior.
I was disappointed by the stereotypical the-butler-did-it ending.
There were a lot of young girls, in their early-twenties she guessed, many of them either Gothed up in thick black mascara and black lip stick, others looking like stereotypical Beat Girls in black rollnecks and jeans.

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There were a lot of young girls, in their early-twenties she guessed, many of them either Gothed up in thick black mascara and black lip stick, others looking like stereotypical Beat Girls in black rollnecks and jeans.
2007, James Burr, Ugly Stories for Beautiful People, page 45
A drag queen may not comfortably fit the stereotypical homesteader mold. In the 19th century, homesteaders were Western pioneers who built new lives from necessity; on TikTok, the most popular homesteaders are often parents with young families or those with a lifelong connection to the practice, which often include so-called “tradwives,” or women who play a stereotypically gendered role in their family.
2025 March 30, Scottie Andrew, “Queer and trans homesteaders are conquering the social media frontier”, in CNN
Tics are brief, stereotypical behaviors that are initiated by an unconscious urge that can be temporarily suppressed.
2005, Lloyd J. Brown, Lee Todd Miller, Pediatrics, page 383

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From stereotype + -ical.