counterstereotypical

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English

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Etymology

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From counter- +‎ stereotypical.

Adjective

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counterstereotypical (comparative more counterstereotypical, superlative most counterstereotypical)

  1. Not in accordance with a stereotype
    • 2009 January 15, Sarah Kershaw, “Talk About Race? Relax, It’s O.K.”, in New York Times[1]:
      “All this exposure to this very counterstereotypical African-American has actually changed — at least temporarily — what is on the tip of the tongue,” said E. Ashby Plant []
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