Inspired by this thread. Are there any other names used to represent groups?
These have always worked for me:
Ivan, Natasha - Russian
Hans, Hilda - German
Pierre, Marie - French
Jose, Pedro, Maria - Mexican
Poindexter - nerd, bookworm
I don’t know how wide-spread these are, but I’ve heard them a few times:
Janet - female Boomer
Jennifer - female Gen-Xer
Bob, Betty - generic WASP middle class
Dave: People who are “not here, man.”
Dick – no real explanation necessary
Sheilas are Australian chicks.
Lolitas are young pubescent trollops.
Jezebels are trollops and temptresses.
Buffy - daughter of a VERY upper class family.
Chad= frat boy, usually drunk and obnoxious (sorry to any Chads out there)
Muffy=was a sorority girl in the 90’s, now she’s a minivan-driving mom, taking the kids to ballet or karate lessons
Bubba= good ol’ boy
Jeeves=English butler
Bertha=big woman (potentially slovenly)(“Her name was Bertha… Bertha Butt. One of the Butt sisters.”)
Ole/Sven=dim wits from Minnesota
Cletus=dim wit from Appalachia