Stereotype :  (noun)

1: a conventional or formulaic conception or image; "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding" (verb)

1: treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" [syn: pigeonhole, stamp]

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