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  • noun UK, pejorative someone from a poor background, with a poor dress sense

Etymologies

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Believed to have originated from the eponymous character in the book Stig of the Dump (Clive King, Puffin, 1963, ISBN 0140301968).

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  • Please note, we will not remove a post just because you disagree with what is being said. very good clip although I am not convinced he is the stig because in the other clips his considerably taller, therefore i would say the stig is a rally driver.

    BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News 2010

  • Please note, we will not remove a post just because you disagree with what is being said. very good clip although I am not convinced he is the stig because in the other clips his considerably taller, therefore i would say the stig is a rally driver.

    BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News 2010

  • Please note, we will not remove a post just because you disagree with what is being said. very good clip although I am not convinced he is the stig because in the other clips his considerably taller, therefore i would say the stig is a rally driver.

    BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News 2010

  • Please note, we will not remove a post just because you disagree with what is being said. very good clip although I am not convinced he is the stig because in the other clips his considerably taller, therefore i would say the stig is a rally driver.

    BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News 2010

  • Please note, we will not remove a post just because you disagree with what is being said. very good clip although I am not convinced he is the stig because in the other clips his considerably taller, therefore i would say the stig is a rally driver.

    BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News 2010

  • Please note, we will not remove a post just because you disagree with what is being said. very good clip although I am not convinced he is the stig because in the other clips his considerably taller, therefore i would say the stig is a rally driver.

    BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News 2010

  • Please note, we will not remove a post just because you disagree with what is being said. very good clip although I am not convinced he is the stig because in the other clips his considerably taller, therefore i would say the stig is a rally driver.

    BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News 2010

  • Please note, we will not remove a post just because you disagree with what is being said. very good clip although I am not convinced he is the stig because in the other clips his considerably taller, therefore i would say the stig is a rally driver.

    BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News 2010

  • Please note, we will not remove a post just because you disagree with what is being said. very good clip although I am not convinced he is the stig because in the other clips his considerably taller, therefore i would say the stig is a rally driver.

    BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News 2010

  • Please note, we will not remove a post just because you disagree with what is being said. very good clip although I am not convinced he is the stig because in the other clips his considerably taller, therefore i would say the stig is a rally driver.

    BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News 2010

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