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What does “girl next door” pretty mean?

Posted by Weary_Rule_6729@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 379 comments

Im a woman and have never understood this description. It sounds like an insult to me - what is your interpretation of the term?

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WhyamIhere1090@reddit

Someone attractive but approachable. Someone who knows how to dress up and do her makeup but still somewhat natural.
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ubiquitous_uk@reddit

Natural beauty as opposed to the Hollywood 3 hours of makeup and a bunch of surgery.
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Lanky_Detail3856@reddit

A Mary jane, not a Mary sue.
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Either_Sense_4387@reddit

Especially Kirsten Dunst when she was MJ!! ❤️
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foreverdusting@reddit

Gwen Stacy?
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Lanky_Ad_1973@reddit

It’s less of a glamorous supermodel pretty, relying less on makeup and style. It’s a more natural look with naturally appealing features. Certainly not an insult, many men, including myself, prefer that look
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PraterViolet@reddit

Felicity Kendall attractive, not Love Island attractive.
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will_i_hell@reddit

Nobody in love island is attractive, its all plastic and make up.
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_Lil_Cranky_@reddit

I know what the average Redditor looks like. We are in no position to call other people ugly
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CaucSaucer@reddit

Excuse my scepticism, but how - exactly - do you know that?
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_Lil_Cranky_@reddit

I've seen photos of Reddit meetups
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CaucSaucer@reddit

LMAO and you think *that* represents the *average*? Absolutely hysterical!
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ketralnis@reddit

They know what themselves look like, and probabilistically they are probably average
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will_i_hell@reddit

Speak for yourself, I'm an adonis 🤣
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sp1z99@reddit

Did you mis-spell adenoid?
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Gullflyinghigh@reddit

I might be stunning, not enough light in the cave to tell though.
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palf74@reddit

They're all glamour p**sies. Women broadly can be placed looks wise into about 6 categories: Pretty Face Glamour P**s Girl Next Door Plain Jane Oompa Loompa Horror Show It's common for GND to try and move up to pretty face but end up as GP. You even
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Weehendy_21@reddit

Palf74 let’s see you categorise men in the same way.
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palf74@reddit

Pretty Face would be similar just a good looking bloke, no frills. Glamour p*&s would be like a gym bro type muscles lots of daft tattoos tries too hard. Girl Next Door equivalent would be normal bloke. Not trying too hard, just regular bloke types who stay in reasonable shape. Plain Jane is Plain Jim Oompa Loupa would be fat lads. Pub, takeaways etc.
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Weehendy_21@reddit

You missed out horror show.
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JDoE_Strip-Wrestling@reddit

Yes - And **THAT** is what most men in the real world **ACTUALLY** find attractive & sexy though mate. *(\*Reddiors are ofcourse the exception | As Redditors are a minority sub-section of the population who are mostly nerds/dweebs/incels/hermits... ect :: Thus would just be shunned by 'hot girls', which is why Reddiors resent them)*
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Engadine_McDonalds@reddit

It really isn't. Case in point, I know a lass who's had a lot of work done to get the stereotypical 'Love Island' look. Blinding white veneers, filler in her lips and cheeks, breast implants etc. She's in her late 20s, and was always quite attractive, she had a really nice smile prior to getting the veneers. Some mutual male friends and I were talking about it the other day, and the consensus was that she looked far more attractive without the work done. None of us are hermits, we don't play video games, we don't watch Japanese cartoons or whatever you think 'losers' do. We all have active social lives, good jobs, partners etc.
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will_i_hell@reddit

Nah, only kids go for the plastic barbie doll look, it's been pushed on them for the last 20 something years with magazines and programmes such as love island so they don't know any different.
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Fast_Boysenberry9493@reddit

Not the one Petes seeing??
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sihasihasi@reddit

I think that's the point.
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MikeinAustin@reddit

I literally thought of Barbara on Good Neighbors. Glad that 434 other people did too.
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2grundies@reddit

I'd have said Jenny Agutter myself but Felicity is perfectly acceptable.
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will_i_hell@reddit

American werewolf, the shower scene 😍
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professorrev@reddit

The coolest Van Morrison has ever been
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Kistelek@reddit

A young Jenny Agutter would definitely give Felicity a run but I’d give Felicity the edge.
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SlinkyAdi2@reddit

Either of them could have given me the edge tbh
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jloome@reddit

Every boy in England in the 70s boyhood crush....
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Designer-Yellow8583@reddit

That, is the perfect description.
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Onewordcommenting@reddit

For those who are over 40
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sc00022@reddit

It’s wild that The Good Life was filmed in the late 70s but I remember it was on all the time growing up in the 90s. Same with Porridge. Not sure Porridge contributed as much to my sexual awakening as Felicity Kendal did though 😂
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Sky_Wino@reddit

What, you wouldn't want to give Ronnie Barker one?
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Evening-Tomatillo-47@reddit

What about Mr Mackay?
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thethornwithin@reddit

Misread this and thought it said Mr Mackey, the teacher from South Park
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SlinkyAdi2@reddit

Mmmkay
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jkrkoti@reddit

Sexual awakenings are bad, mkay
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Sky_Wino@reddit

I would
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Sky_Wino@reddit

Pwoooar
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TawnyTeaTowel@reddit

Maybe it was Lukewarm?
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uwagapiwo@reddit

Ronnie would be the big spoon after.
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Dangerous-Weekend479@reddit

I remember it being on TV in the early to mid 00s, and that was before my house even had digital so no Gold or ITV3 or whatever old shows go on nowadays.
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vrekais@reddit

Hey, I'm only 33 and entirely agree!
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Top-Bet1435@reddit

A modern one I'd use is Emilia Clarke attractive not Love Island
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R0gu3tr4d3r@reddit

Or Felicity Jones
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lewkey123@reddit

You just watched the brutalist by any chance?
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R0gu3tr4d3r@reddit

Nope
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Wise_Old_Can@reddit

Yeah Emilia Clarke is a sweetheart, perfect smile and kind eyes.
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Top-Bet1435@reddit

She is. She is mah queen.
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baldeagle1991@reddit

Nah, even Emilia Clarke looks fairly covered in make up and very much the kind of look those on love island "think" they're going for
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GodsBicep@reddit

Yeah sure if you've never seen a woman in your life lmao
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CuriousPalpitation23@reddit

I'd raise that bar to over 50. I had to Google her.
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Onewordcommenting@reddit

Well, 50 is over 40. But anyway, I'm over 40 but not over 50 and I know who she is. I suppose our sample size of 2 probably isn't enough to draw a conclusion either way
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ParentalUnit_31415@reddit

We can make that sample size 3, I'm under 50 and know who she is. I remember watching the good life and wanting to live it. Where did it all go wrong?
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chequemark3@reddit

Number 4 here at a grand old 46
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SarahL1990@reddit

I'm 35 and know who she is.
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Onewordcommenting@reddit

I'm Brian, and so is my wife!
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nsnyder@reddit

And if you’re over 60 then you go with Betty vs Veronica, whoever they were.
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TheresNoHurry@reddit

yeah lmao I had to google "Felicity Kendal young" to understand
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Capable_Change_6159@reddit

Ahh are Barbara Good was my first celeb crush
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gloomfilter@reddit

Margo wasn't bad either.
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bobdebilda@reddit

The shallow choice is Barbara but the thinking man knows that Margo would bang like a shithouse door in a force ten gale.
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jtr99@reddit

I would disappoint both of them so hard...
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Psorosis@reddit

Still is mine, only person to be allowed to wear dungarees.
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Ill_Beyond_7909@reddit

Team Margo here
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AmbitiousTadpole739@reddit

Absolute queen.
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enzero1@reddit

Look what I've found in the laundry.... All of Felicity Kendalls underwear.. And it neess a gooood wash..
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EmuSea4963@reddit

God I love Felicity Kendall
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StandardBee6282@reddit

She’s sweetly pretty and I wish to protect her
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WaveyDaveyGravy@reddit

NO, NO, NO, NO! WE ARE NOT WATCHING THE BLOODY GOOD LIFE! BLOODY, BLOODY, BLOODY! I HATE IT! IT'S SO BLOODY NICE! FELICITY "TREACLE" KENDAL, AND RICHARD "SUGAR FLAVOURED SNOT" BRIERS! WHAT DO THEY DO KNOW? CHOCOLATE BLOODY BUTTON ADS, THAT'S WHAT! THEY'RE NOTHING BUT A COUPLE OF REACTIONARY STEREOTYPES, CONFIRMING THE MYTH THAT EVERYONE IN BRITAIN IS A LOVABLE MIDDLE CLASS ECCENTRIC, AND I! HATE! THEM!
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StandardBee6282@reddit

That was a highly articulate outburst, Vyvyan
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OriginalComputer5077@reddit

In fairness to Vyvyan, he's probably a Harley Street Consultant by now..
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StandardBee6282@reddit

He probably is and looking forward to a very comfortable retirement in the next couple of years.
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jtr99@reddit

Helped by having Mike as his financial advisor.
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StandardBee6282@reddit

And Neil has helped them become more environmentally aware over the last 20 years or so.
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WaveyDaveyGravy@reddit

Well it's the first time I've ever heard it called that!
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Kitchen_Owl_8518@reddit

😂😂😂 I can't stop laughing I read this in Vyvyans voice.
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Random-Name303@reddit

Same
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shedsareunderrated@reddit

I'm not familiar with this episode, and yet I knew exactly who you were quoting. That's when you know your character is absolutely perfectly written, when their lines just couldn't belong to anyone else.
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MeasurementTall8677@reddit

Great analogy
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digyerownhole@reddit

Felicity, Felicity You fill me with electricity
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will_i_hell@reddit

Felicity 'treacle' Kendal, what's she doing now ? Chocolate bloody buttons ads, that's what !
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uwagapiwo@reddit

Now I'm thinking about Felicity Kendal and melted chocolate buttons. I'll get no work done.
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AlmostHumanP0rpoise@reddit

They're so bloody nice!
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jamesianbriggs@reddit

Not to say that you are shocking…
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Significant_Return_2@reddit

Felicity Kendall is sweetly pretty.
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LordCoops@reddit

Claire Grogan
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Euyfdvfhj@reddit

Cole Porter attractive, not rylan Clark atrractive
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Felicitykendalshair@reddit

👍
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PraterViolet@reddit

Haha!
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Scarboroughwarning@reddit

The ITV2 look.....eww
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Fast_Boysenberry9493@reddit

Who's bloody felicity kendall when she's at home
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BaxterScoggins@reddit

Good lord. I haven't thought of Felicity Kemdall in years!
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SilasMarner77@reddit

Brb watching The Good Life.
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WaveyDaveyGravy@reddit

A Sunday afternoon polish? I hope Briars doesn't turn up when you're on your vinegars
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Training_Writing60@reddit

Love island is just chavs
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Glozboy@reddit

i.e. actually attractive
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FizzbuzzAvabanana@reddit

No tramp stamps, trout pouts, artificial anything.
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PsychologicalDrone@reddit

“Love Island attractive” is an oxymoron. Emphasis on ‘moron’
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nsnyder@reddit

People keep talking about plastic surgery, but this is a trope whose main home is Teen TV. The alternative here is the high school “popular hot girl”, not the Kardashians. Think Cady Haron v Regina George.
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cardinalb@reddit

Real and not fake.
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Anxiousvine@reddit

This is a very good analogy!
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Klexal@reddit

I'd also add they don't know they're attractive, or at least aren't overly confident.
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greatdrams23@reddit

So, someone who is genuinely pretty.
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MarkEsmiths@reddit

So...Katie Holmes pre plastic surgery?
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jaguar90@reddit

Christ I pictured Katie Hopkins for a minute there
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xp3ayk@reddit

I think she was literally the girl next door in her break out role in Dawson's Creek
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Lanky_Ad_1973@reddit

Had to look it up, but yes I’d say that’s a good example of ‘girl next door’
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Particular_Oil3314@reddit

It seems to mean "stunningly beautiful but not model like", so very femine with sofe features.
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No_Atmosphere8146@reddit

Season 1 Starlight, not Season 4 Starlight.
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cianpatrickd@reddit

Effortlessly good looking.
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MiddleAgeCool@reddit

\> Certainly not an insult, many men, including myself, prefer that look To add to this, the girl next door is often the first girl a boy will crush on and if she is a couple of years older, be the benchmark of beauty when starting to date girls of their own age for the first time.
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gloomfilter@reddit

Kylie Minogue in Neighbours.
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xylophileuk@reddit

It’s literally the perfect look. Ana de armas is a good example
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ForeignA1D@reddit

Yep, 100%.! I'll take girl next door over botox, lip fillers, and makeup put on with a trowel every single time..
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MystickPisa@reddit

wholesome
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MagicalParade@reddit

I have always taken it to refer to a woman who is pretty, but naturally pretty, and not so pretty as to be completely out of the average man’s league. Happy to be corrected, though! 
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frozen_fjords@reddit

No, I think this is what women think it means. I as a man have always understood it as a girl with a particularly "natural" rather than "glam" type of pretty. Every other man I've spoken to also defines it this way.
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MagicalParade@reddit

Then, I would say we’ve got a similar definition. I’m talking about a natural sort of beauty too. 😊
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CrowLaneS41@reddit

ITT: Men saying how much they dislike glamorous girls wearing lots of makeup but replying with glamorous celebrities who wear lots of make up (besides that one, kooky role she played !)
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Zealousideal_Day5001@reddit

Serena Cherry, lead singer of extreme metal band Svalbard, lead singer of hardcore punk band Gouge Away Christina Michelle
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jonewer@reddit

That's a bit unfair. People have to give examples of celebrities that best approximate what they mean because if they mentioned Louise Smith from Sixth Form, no one would know what she looks likes
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Phenomenomix@reddit

There’s a lot of people trying to use modern celebrities as examples of the type, which is weird as it’s a look that most modern celebrities try and avoid.
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Boldboy72@reddit

Girl next door means someone you can relate to. Down to earth and not up themselves. Good looking without having to try too hard. She can be your best buddy or your loving partner. I would see it as a compliment
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Manaliv3@reddit

Not an insult.  I'd say it means "actually pretty" in a natural way, not glammed up or "painted a pretty face over my real face" style like a love island contestant.
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vodkabacardi@reddit

Opposite to an insult, it’s a compliment.
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axolotl_is_angry@reddit

Approachable, natural beauty, more of an inside out thing rather than high maintenance (which is still awesome)
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Obvious-Water569@reddit

Essentially a natural look.
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spicyzsurviving@reddit

Unassuming, ‘everyday’ type pretty girl, seems approachable (not stand-offish / superior) and down to earth.
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charminghoty@reddit

It basically means she has a natural or unassuming beauty, like the cute girl next door you might have a crush on. It's more about a wholesome and approachable vibe than looking like a runway model. Personally, I think it's meant to be a compliment!
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JasonVoorhees3@reddit

Jovie from Elf.
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bluejackmovedagain@reddit

Zooey Deschanel is the best example of this. She's very attractive, but if someone who looked like her was serving you in a shop you they wouldn't seem out of place. 
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perplexedtv@reddit

Isn't she more Manic Pixie Dream Girl?
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Wild_Highlights_5533@reddit

It's reddit - every time anyone talks about women, you have to assume they're talking about manic pixie dream girls because they've never been friends with a woman
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Most-Catch-5400@reddit

That's less to do with physical appearance and moreso the tropes they convey (or rather their characters)
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perplexedtv@reddit

Girl next door is a personality type for me. A down to earth person that's easy to get along with, also attractive.
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interfail@reddit

Only if the shop sold six types of handpainted teapot and a collection of Eritrean knitware.
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Snr_Wilson@reddit

Tell me more about this knitwear.
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dedido@reddit

Alf from Alf
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nsnyder@reddit

Jess in the New Girl, not Cece in the New Girl.
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UnderstandingWild371@reddit

Nick from New Girl, not Coach from New Girl.
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nsnyder@reddit

Nick from New Girl not *Sam Sweeney* from New Girl.
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Zubi_Q@reddit

Yes! Best way of explaining it
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Careless-Ad8346@reddit

That girl that sleeps with 1100 guys, sans the cosmetic surgery and 1100 guys
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Milam1996@reddit

It means you’re realistic hot. Naomi Campbell? Alien. Not a real person. Early 00’s Megan fox? Alien. Not a real person. Girl next door just means that you’re good looking but like it’s possible to actually bump into you, you don’t just exist in the ether.
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Teembeau@reddit

Meg Ryan used to be this. The upper end of the normal people. I once sat in a pub in Oxfordshire where Kate Moss lives and she came in, and I couldn't help staring at her. And honestly, it wasn't a lustful thing, she's not my type, but more that I was looking at the next stage of human evolution, a superbeing compared to us mortals. It's why she's a model, because you can't help but look.
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Sharp-Sky64@reddit

Mate what? You sound like a creep
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Honey-Badger@reddit

Same experience with Keira Knightley, saw her in Islington and turned my head thinking 'oh she looks amazing' (in like a interesting, dramatic way) then realised it was Keira and having never found her attractive before I suddenly was taken back with thinking she looked so dramatic
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AstraofCaerbannog@reddit

I used to live near Camden and this woman walked into the pub I was in, I thought she was the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen. She knew the guy I was dating and came up for a chat. I was in awe. After she walked away he told me who she was. It was Jameela Jamil. It was when she was on e4, but I’d never thought she was that stunning next to other celebrities. It was a life lesson of just how insanely different TV standards are to real life. Since then I’ve met/known a few models and actors who were very successful in their field, again ones I’d never paid much attention to when they’re on the screen because they just look “normal”, but in real life they really are a different category. It’s one reason I roll my eyes when guys on Reddit start ranking women and only the highest end models are counted as a “10”, with everyone else ranked against them, because it’s unlikely they will ever even walk past someone who’s that beautiful in their life.
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Mr2277@reddit

Kate Moss actually looks like an alien though, not really attractive at all. But that’s what makes her a good model, she is the opposite of forgetful.
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Teembeau@reddit

Exactly. I've been in the same room as Kate Beckinsale for a movie Q&A who is jaw droppingly gorgeous in real life. And had a brief chat with Nigella Lawson, although barely comprehensible semi-catatonic burbling would be more accurate on my part.
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Limp_Dog_Bizkit@reddit

Looking at beautiful faces like hers are like staring at a piece of art. Fascinating to look at
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ah111177780@reddit

Funny enough, 2020’s Megan Fox, also alien, but for different reasons
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GreenGermanGrass@reddit

Liz Taylor?
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mishaxz@reddit

I saw a megan fox look alike in supermarket
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ClockAccomplished381@reddit

Confusingly about 20 years ago there was a film literally called "The Girl Next Door" featuring Elisha Cuthbert who definitely was not bumpintoable.
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miked999b@reddit

God she was stunning in that film 😍 Wish I lived next to door to someone like that 😂😂
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WeRW2020@reddit

Definitely not an insult. Top tier, in fact
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West-Cabinet-2169@reddit

Fuckable. Not amazing looking.
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exitstrats@reddit

As a woman: casual, stripped back pretty. There was a definite trend of this kind of pretty in like, 90s photoshoots and celebrity (not exclusively but it's definitely the period I associate with this kind of look).  I feel like a good way to gauge this look is pre-makeover Cady vs Regina/Gretchen/Karen in Mean Girls.
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Similar_Hunt_8638@reddit

Mandy Moore.
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StereotypicallBarbie@reddit

To me it means naturally pretty.. not full of makeup or filler.
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hevy_smoker@reddit

Regular average
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Kind-Recording-6103@reddit

I would take it absolutely as a compliment
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ahfmca@reddit

Homely.
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durkheim98@reddit

Attractive but doesn't let it go to their head, affable personality.
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Jyaeiou@reddit

*"AFFABLE, YOU THINK I'M AFFABLE!?"*
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No-Tailor-856@reddit

I'd aff you.
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TawnyTeaTowel@reddit

Youll get told to aff off
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Jack-Rabbit-002@reddit

I'm going to have to Google what affable means 😄
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OriginalComputer5077@reddit

Amiable
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JoeFS1@reddit

Sarah Roemer in Disturbia. Literally the girl next door.
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Fet_InTheCastle@reddit

It’s primarily an American fantasy of the wholesime pure girl you grew up with. After your *ahem* “wild years” she who you eventually settle down with.
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toastedmickey@reddit

pretty, but not in a celebrity way. someone you might walk past on the street. i picture effy from skins.
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BB-Zwei@reddit

Definitely not Effy's personality.
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nsnyder@reddit

This is totally wrong. Skins subverts this trope a lot so none of these is a perfect example for explaining it, but in Gen 1 Michelle is the “hot one” and Cassie is “the girl next door” and in Gen 2 you have two examples, Effy is the “hot one” to *Panda*’s “girl next door” and also Katie vs Emily.
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nsnyder@reddit

(One reason the first generation pair doesn’t work perfectly is that from Michelle’s viewpoint you also have Tony as the “hot one” and Sid as the “girl next door.” Which makes it complicated, since the trope means you’re supposed to want Michelle to be with Sid but Sid to be with Cassie!)
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Chemical_Film5335@reddit

Realllllly hoping you’re picturing Effy in Season 7 or right at the end of Season 4
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toastedmickey@reddit

calm down i'm not a kiddy fiddler
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Acrylic_Starshine@reddit

Effy from Skins is more like the fucked up girl from next door who would fuck you and your dad and go after your brother.
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requiem_for_dreams@reddit

Neighbor’s wife
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sbaldrick33@reddit

It's more of an Americanism than a British thing, but it means a woman who is attractive in an everyday way as opposed to a supermodel.
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ShireHorseRider@reddit

I live in the states. You are pretty spot on. Growing up here it’s typically a girl who is good looking without effort. Plain would not be the right word, but you find her just as attractive in a tee shirt & jeans with her hair pulled back into a pony tail under a baseball cap as she would dressed to go out.
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NobDeRiro@reddit

Someone very naturally pretty who is also very down to earth. Basically perfection if you ask me
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-qqqwwweeerrrtttyyy-@reddit

Besides natural beauty over the Instagram Influencer plastic look, it also connotes an air of relatability and unpretentiousness. A humbleness. Nothing derogatory though. 'Beautiful inside and out' 
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Big-Bee8220@reddit

Forbidden fruit, flirts but cant have or the dad will castrate you.. where are you going to run
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Martian_Manhumper@reddit

Naturally pretty and unaffected. Someone without airs and graces.
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McDeathUK@reddit

To me, it’s the girl you see everyday in normal clothes, no makeup and is still the ‘girl of your dreams ‘ - it’s a compliment
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angrymaia@reddit

I’ve gotten this and I interpret it as doable plain Jane 😂
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ConsistentCatch2104@reddit

It is someone who is naturally beautiful. Doesn’t wear much if any makeup. Fancy clothes. Stuff like that. Someone who just is, as opposed to having to make it up.
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stiletto929@reddit

I’d define “girl next door” as cute, pretty, maybe even beautiful, but definitely wholesome. It’s not Jessica Rabbit sexy. It’s the girl you marry, not the girl you have a one-night-stand with.
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murderouslady@reddit

I always understood it as someone you would have had a crush on as a teen but never dared to ask out because you think she's too good for you. Or you think she thinks she is. Pretty but unobtainable.
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ZakFellows@reddit

Homely. Natural
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Flea-Surgeon@reddit

Somebody who radiates attractiveness naturally.
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affectionate_piranha@reddit

Girl next door is a very nice title. She's beautiful in a way which is a compliment to any woman. Badly ever is there a girl next door type anymore. They're beautiful, lovely, and just who you would want to kiss 24-7. Hell, I want one too. I'll take 2 if they're on sale
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PraterViolet@reddit

Did a bad AI translator write this?
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ThunderChild247@reddit

Not a term I use myself - because it can sometimes be used as a backhanded compliment - but my understanding of it was that it was pretty without looking overly made up or like someone has put in effort to look glamorous. Like someone can make themselves look good in a way you see in magazines, but “girl next door” was pretty but in a more down to earth, natural, easy going way. Still, I’ve heard it used as “you look like the girl next door” and meant as an insult, so I’m not a fan of it.
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RamblingCountryDr@reddit

Pam from the US Office. Definitely not an insult.
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Jcw28@reddit

This is pretty much the dictionary definition here. Great shout. Jenna Fischer in that era is every bit as attractive as some of the people that might more typically top a 'sexiest women in the world' list but definitely in the girl next door kind of way. Although there is that one scene in Blades of Glory...
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deathmetalbestmetal@reddit

Jenna Fischer is a strange one though because I know a lot of people - myself included - that don’t think she’s particularly attractive at all.
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Spiritual-Fox9618@reddit

“Wholesome”, not what some might term “slutty”. Freckles and minimal make-up, not bright red lips and loads of eye-liner.
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Teembeau@reddit

It's not an insult at all. But it's a lot like... if you live in a provincial town, rather than Mayfair, the prettiest girl in the street. Roughly speaking, the protagonists in movies for women are the women like this. Women who they think they might be friends with, and not the super hot models that wouldn't even talk to them. Like Julia Roberts or Meg Ryan.
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AirfixPilot@reddit

A lot of the Mayfair magazines I saw at school (discovered at random in hedges etc, but that's a whole other memory) emphasised their models being girl next door types, so it's a style that's been desirable for a very long time.
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AstraofCaerbannog@reddit

I think people really underestimate how coveted the “girl next door” look is nowadays. It’s the difference between pre surgery/baywatch Pamela Anderson and her on baywatch. In the 90s/00s that very fake look, huge boobs, fake tan, heavy makeup pornstar aesthetic was all the rage. But while many still like that look, it’s been a long time since it was the popular aesthetic.
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KeyLog256@reddit

Is a girl who looks like Margot Robbie or Ariana Grande likely to live next door to you? Unlikely - they're considered very good looking by the average person, but are rare. Jodie Comer or Emma Watson on the other hand - also largely considered good looking but much more like the average woman who might live next door to you. So it means good looking, but not one in a million Hollywood superstar level. Incidentally I'd put Taylor Swift in both categories. When she's in make up and stage clothes lots of people would put her in the first category. But day to day while I certainly wouldn't say she is not attractive, she is nothing special and rather average looking.
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ellie___@reddit

I mean personally I find Jodie Comer and Emma Watson more attractive than Margot Robbie and Ariana Grande. Obviously neither of us is right or wrong, but this example might shed some light on why some people find it a bit insulting.
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KeyLog256@reddit

Have you seen Ariana Grande lately? She doesn't look healthy! I wouldn't say no to any of them, but I am a married man, not that I'm likely to meet any of them, even working in the music industry! Reminds me of a time in the pub we were discussing whether or not we find Taylor Swift attractive, much along the same lines as I mentioned there, as if Taylor Swift would show interest in any of us balding blokes in our 30s. One mate (we'll call him Bob, not his real name but he looks like a Bob) is about 30, but looks well over 40. Fat in all the wrong places, terrible balding scraggly hair, works on the roads for the local council, you know the type. He's normally engrossed in his phone but still listening in taking occasional gulps of whatever the cheapest lager on tap is. We realise we've not asked him what he thinks of Taylor Swift, so another mate goes "Bob, Taylor Swift, what do you reckon? Would you?" and Bob, without looking up from his phone, just sighs and goes, completely sincerely and without emotion like he's been asked if he wants another pint "yeah she's alright." and I apologise to, well, all of humanity for this next part "If she asked me nicely I'd probably sling a load up her twat". Then still staring at his phone, picks up his pint, takes another gulp, and just carries on as normal like nothing weird or unusual was just said.
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srm79@reddit

Funnily enough I lived around the corner from Jodie Comer, my cousin taught her at school
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nsnyder@reddit

Girl next door is Taylor Swift in the video to You Belong With Me, rather than \[checks notes\] the other character also played by Taylor Swift in the video to You Belong With Me.
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Teembeau@reddit

Taylor Swift is exactly "next door pretty". It's also something that appeals to women. Attractive, but the sort of woman they think they might hang out with, rather than model types that they feel threatened by.
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hellhound28@reddit

Think of a young Britney Spears - pretty, wholesome looking, and down to earth.
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uwagapiwo@reddit

I was in secondary school when that video came out. Indeed.
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nabsickle@reddit

Not a stuck up cunt
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uwagapiwo@reddit

Zooey Deschanel. Not trying too hard, not supermodel chiselled "beauty", but still her own style.
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AstraofCaerbannog@reddit

It’s not an insult. It can mean a bunch of different things, it could be someone who is immensely pretty in a natural cute way (rather than beautiful), or someone who is very beautiful, but has a few “imperfections”. It can mean someone who’s cute in a really normal girl way. It often means women who look quite youthful/innocent and healthy (even if they are older). And it could mean someone who’s pretty in a natural appearing way. Usually by real life standards they’ll be some of the prettiest women around. Think Jennifer Aniston versus Angelina Jolie. Jen is stunning, but she’s got a slightly goofy nose and chin and especially when younger she had a slightly chipmunk face. But it adds to her charm, her minor “imperfections” make her both interesting and relatable. Angelina on the other hand is a much colder beauty, almost alien in her intensely “perfect” features. Also stunning, but not as relatable or attainable. They are such different beauties you can’t even compare them. By English standards, Kate Middleton is a “girl next door”. She’s stunning, but she’s not “perfect”, and that is one of the reasons she is considered so attractive. This aesthetic is highly coveted by men but often overlooked by women who tend to think a more Kardashian look is what’s desired. Many men tend to prefer more attainable looking women, and women who fit well within the girl next door aesthetic will usually have a lot of men chasing them. Part of this is that they appear attainable compared to many models/celebs so men might mistake them for being “average”, when by real life standards they’re top tier attractiveness.
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taytae24@reddit

approachable. friendly looking. easy on the eye.
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Legitimate_Debate676@reddit

To me it’s a more natural pretty. And ultimately more achievable/ realistic.
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CrimsonRouge14@reddit

I dunno, sounds stupid. Either you'll find someone pretty or you won't.
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CrimsonRouge14@reddit

I dunno, sounds stupid. Either you'll find someone pretty or you won't.
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hardy_@reddit

It’s not an insult but I find the concept increasingly laughable, basically it’s a man’s expectation that a woman can look effortlessly beautiful without making any visible signs of effort
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Patrickgotback@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/r04vms1kdrge1.jpeg?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=644fc4ee0661395d6e82ddf29525027be44002a7 I often think it's used to describe someone who is pretty in a sweet and pure way and not just someone who is naturally pretty. Easily approachable because they are not incredibly beautiful but attractive enough to be seen as desirable.
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One-Staff5504@reddit

There’s actually way more competition for girl next door types. You think you have more of a chance because they are less glamorous but no there’s hundreds of guys messaging them.
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SadKanga@reddit

I've got an old dyson that is more attractive than the girl next door to me.
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Nine_Eye_Ron@reddit

Not fake beauty, proper beauty.
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duncanmarshall@reddit

FYI if a man has said this about you he's probably spent a lot of time daydreaming about the way you look.
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GoodboyJohnnyBoy@reddit

3 pints
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StereoMushroom@reddit

It surely could mean anything depending on your postcode
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latesttrick@reddit

I've always seen it as more of a .. when you were at school and your big sister brought her friend round and boom, You were in love. Not necessarily even hot but just something that is quite hard to explain. Or as the name suggests. The neighbours daughter. You leave your house for school in the morning and she leaves her house at the same time, smiles and waves and not much more and in your head you think I'll marry her one day.
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Affectionate-Boot-12@reddit

Elisha Cuthbert in the film The Girl Next Door I find is a good example of this. Basically, naturally beautiful only using makeup to enhance their features in a natural way.
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_scorp_@reddit

Jodie Comer not Katie price Emma Watson - not Natalie Portman Beyoncé not Naomi Campbell And all of these are very subjective most most straight men would be able to give you a similar list but it’s not insult - thank natural beauty - not 2 hours in hair and make up
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welshpussykat@reddit

Zooey Deschanel ❤️
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spicyketchup2024@reddit

The regular girl next door. I find average women extraordinarily attractive. Of course one admires the beauty of models etc, but the average lady - the store clerk, the barista, etc - it's a deeper level of attraction.
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El_Scot@reddit

It means real life pretty, not the enhanced pretty like you'd only expect to see in movies/magazines or touched up on Instagram. People talk of them in terms of someone attainable, rather than "wouldn't look twice at someone like me".
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Fuckyhurryuppy@reddit

More ‘pretty’ than ‘hot’
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AndWhatBeard@reddit

That's my take on it. Odd example here probably but like in Laguna Beach Lauren Conrad was objectively far prettier than her nemisis Kristin but Kristin was hot and had an sexiness that was far more attractive to the boys. Don't worry I'm not some weirdo who lusts after teen girls, I'm just a woman who did a rewatch as an adult recently lol
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summers_tilly@reddit

As an adult woman who was obsessed with Laguna Beach, I appreciate your analogy
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Parking_Jelly_6483@reddit

The attractiveness of the “girl next door” may arise from the studies that have shown that “average” faces are generally perceived as attractive compared with those outside the average. One study (I think one done using college students) showed that as more faces (male and female as separate groups) were averaged together, the more attractive they were scored. It’s known as the theory of “averageness”. If you are really interested in this and have some background in psychology, there’s this: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4053512/ So why aren’t the faces of women and men who are physically attractive far above average not considered so personally attractive? I suspect it is because those really gorgeous women and handsome men are thought to be way out of your “class”. Girl or boy next door would then thought to be more realistically someone you could have a relationship with. I’m still trying to find it, but there was an experiment done in the US - I think by Time magazine - in which a woman’s face made up from the combination of women’s faces of different races with how much each race was represented in the image was based on the percentage of that racial group in the US population. My recollection is that Time received a huge number of letters wanting to know who she was because she was so beautiful.
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FatWormBlowsaSparky@reddit

What could she have in store, the girl next door? Her very essence, her presence, I do adore An’ bein’ this close is drivin’ me wild I love her personality, her style, her smile My life is bright once more again Our lives are hot, our souls will blend I love that girl more than all the world She’s like priceless diamonds, cultured pearls She took me by surprise right before my eyes She came to me like a vision on earth I didn’t have to look, I didn’t have to search I’ll never bore my girl next door Each other’s body, we’ll explore Our love will grow forever more
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octobod@reddit

If you want this surgically dissected try the [tvtropes GirlNextDoor](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GirlNextDoor) page ( Statutory waning: This is a [link to TV tropes](https://xkcd.com/609/))
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AlanBennet29@reddit

the girl you want to fuck but have no chance with
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nezar19@reddit

Same as “random mcdonalds cashier”
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deadly3635@reddit

Naturally pretty
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LargeSale8354@reddit

The sort of pretty you take for granted then one day realise she was naturally beautiful and you've been a complete arse for not noticing what was right in front of your eyes.
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Important_Spread1492@reddit

Natural look. Not too much makeup, false nails, plastic surgery etc and low maintenance style. I think it usually has personality connotations too, of someone who is down to earth and relatable. 
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TRDPorn@reddit

It's definitely not an insult. I take it to mean naturally pretty at any time of day and any attire, not just when they're dressed to impress.
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noodly_oodly@reddit

I always think early seasons Rachel Green
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DescriptionFuture851@reddit

Pretty women from your hometown/small city. The type of women who other people say "You're a lucky man" But not sexy enough to make a living posting photos on the internet.
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Tiny_Megalodon6368@reddit

If my next door neighbour is anything to go by it means pretty face, hot body, nice clothes, but doesn't clean her house, take care of her pets or pay her bills.
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CuteTangelo3137@reddit

Natural beauty. Look at pictures of a young Grace Kelly. Young Christie Brinkley. Not a plastic over made up look.
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MyLittleShardOfAlara@reddit

Girl next door is usually used in reference to teens or young adults. A boy or young man, usually living with his parents, lives next door to a, usually conventionally, attractive girl around his age. Perhaps she's popular, or perhaps she has unique interests. The boys in these stories are often portrayed a little creepy imo, they usually display some stalker like tendencies, like staring into her windows to sneak peaks, things like that. But there are also more wholesome versions of this trope. For a wholesome version, I think of The Lorax. I can't remember her name, but thee girl who lives across from the main protagonist is a textbook "girl next door" conventionally attractive, artistically gifted, and obviously, right next door.
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MyLittleShardOfAlara@reddit

I think the worst thing the protag does in the lorax is intentionally crash a drone into their back yard so he has an excuse to go ask her for it.
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PomegranateV2@reddit

Like Dido - you feel like you'd have a chance.
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weeble182@reddit

Found Stephen Merchants account 
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digyerownhole@reddit

He's done you there
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secret_willy@reddit

My he’s done him and he’s not even here
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Skullsnax@reddit

So if you want to know about the “girl next door” trope, the idea is that they’re somebody who is open and approachable, friendly, maybe even an actual friend. Not judgemental, or bitchy. They’re somebody wholesome, normally cute, but not to the point of it being a defining feature. They’re somebody who you would expect to be annoyed, embarrassed or awkward when approached by guys, as opposed to flirty and attention seeking. In my eyes they’re pretty without even trying. The kind of person you’d want to take home to meet your parents, rather than have a one night stand with. It’s not about being “attainable”. And it’s not really about looks. It’s an attitude as much as anything else.
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12point75@reddit

Beautiful but in an unassuming way.
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Unlucky_Mammoth_2947@reddit

In theory I think it means attainable
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Upvotelution@reddit

I think it's just more subtle, down to earth. More humble but not less pretty. I'd say Gal Gadot is hot AF but nobody has an equivalent living down their road. Girl next door pretty to me is Karen Gillan, Nathalie Emmanuel, Erin Moriarty. All stunning in their own right and any man would be lucky but if they weren't successful and well known they could walk down a street without getting plucked straight into a modelling or acting career. You might be happy to see them behind a till at the store or taking your order at a restaurant but you wouldn't be unbelieving. I guess it could be used or perceived as a passive aggressive insult but that's not how I've ever understood it. Just a little more understated and a little less in your face.
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dbxp@reddit

Pretty but not dressed to the 9s for a big night out. Arguably more of a compliment than being supermodel pretty as that requires you to put a lot of effort in.
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Crafty_Bad_6232@reddit

Nice to look at, wholesome (my mum would say). But you'd feel a bit guilty if you shagged her.
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ConfectionOk410@reddit

pretty without trying too hard
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arnie789@reddit

A girl next door type is so much more appealing than a plastic doll type, problem is so many young ladies think doll type is the way to go.
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Chonky-Marsupial@reddit

It means actually pretty without the filter or 3 hours work putting on slap.
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SevenR77@reddit

I always think of it as like conventional, soft and natural
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anchoredwunderlust@reddit

I mean I guess in the uk it’s a little more modest given that American movie “girl next door” types are still often bikini model beautiful, just with natural looking styling and tomboy to clean aesthetic hipster clothes, but still it means pretty, cute, the girl you fell in love with in when you were 4 and is still nice to you
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Obewantascoby@reddit

I'd say "more natural". In my eyes that's only a positive as all these clone Ms Penelope types just look weird, so lap it up. Girl next door is good.
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Training_Writing60@reddit

Girl next door means you look like a next door neighbour.
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mia-1408@reddit

a lot of people dunking on the way some women look when they’d never give you the time of day 🤨
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finemayday@reddit

It’s the person you only find mildly attractive because she is fun, caring, and gets you, but she isn’t what you see on magazines or unrealistic tv shows. You are mildly embarrassed to be seen with her because she only wears her brother’s clothes instead of a mini dress. You don’t ever notice her, until your friend asks her out…
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pickledp3ar@reddit

It's definitely not an insult. I think it means someone who is pretty in a natural way. Maybe sweet looking with a matching personality.
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inquisitiveimpulses@reddit

Approachable and understated. Pretty enough that you noticed but approachable enough that you can delude yourself into thinking that no one else noticed.
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StandardBee6282@reddit

It’s definitely not an insult, it’s what probably 90% of boys next door are looking for. I’d like Cariad Lloyd to be my girl next door.
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DoingItWellBitch@reddit

Pretty and also approachable. Maybe a little naive as well.
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Ok_Satisfaction7312@reddit

It’s means she cute but nothing extraordinary.
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thrrowaway4obreasons@reddit

Pretty, but normal or attainable. Margot Robbie, Ana DeAmas, beautiful women, but you don’t see women like that every day. They’re not really ‘real’. Girl next Door is someone as attractive but, normal (for want of a better word).
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Beautiful_Path_3519@reddit

It all depends on who your neighbour is. Also it's a matter of taste - personally I'd give my left nut to live next door to Felicity Kendall...
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baldeagle1991@reddit

Conventionally attractive, not plastic someone from love island, nor someone who could be classified as the hottest in a crowd (aka Hollywood or A/B list celebrity good looking). 'Generally' it's used for woman with an average to smaller frame. Doesn't dye their hair, limited, natural or no makeup. It also mean they seem quite pleasant and friendly, you wouldn't use it to someone who has a "resting bitch face" or looks like they could eat you alive. Very much the kind of person you could introduce to your mum. It's very much seen as a compliment.
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InnGuy2@reddit

It's definitely four or five levels above "she has a great personality".
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Apoc525@reddit

It means an innocent natural beauty, not some fake tits, trout pout, tango skin meas
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skaterbrain@reddit

It means friendly-attractive, not glamour-model good looks. It's a compliment, not an insult.
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theroch_@reddit

Age 73, a few wrinkles, saggy tits, pleasant to talk to? That’s my understanding
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Ill-Appointment6494@reddit

It’s not an insult at all. It’s a massive compliment. A lot of guys (myself included) have a preference for ‘girl next door.’
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spaceshipcommander@reddit

It's not an insult but it might be a bit outdated. It means natural and effortless beauty. Not the kind of girl to show off and be in your face but she had the kind of unique look that wasn't like supermodels you saw on TV. The girl you fancied as a kid. The one that the boys always wanted to be with. It's more of an emotion than actually describing someone's features.
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FoxyStClaire@reddit

Zooey Deschanel & Emma Stone
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Comfortable-Pace3132@reddit

Innocent and nice but you want to penetrate her (obviously has to be of age)
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Scared-Frame3550@reddit

not a negative!
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ukpunjabivixen@reddit

I’ve been described as girl-next-door a few times (in my younger days). I have never taken it as an insult. When I’ve asked about it, it has meant different things to different people but most def not an insult.
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GreenGermanGrass@reddit

Like Mary Jane in spider man. So pretty face nice figure sweet innocent. But not caked in make up designer clothes ect 
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flgirl-353@reddit

I have always took it as a compliment implying that the person is naturally beautiful and doesn’t need a ton of makeup or other accoutrements.
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seann__dj@reddit

It's really not an insult. I'm trying to think of how to explain it without sounding weird though. But it's a good thing to be told.
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RobCarrol75@reddit

Naturally good looking, approachable and down to earth is my take on it.
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Worried-Round-4749@reddit

Girl next door generally refers to basically attainable pretty girl, I know it's used to refer to porn starstyle, I get asked to do "girl next door" looks a fair bit
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thecuriouskilt@reddit

Pretty but not overly ostentatious. I think the girl's personality and aura has something to do with it too. There's just something "normal" about them and you can tell you could just chat with her the same as anyone else.
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BritsinFrance@reddit

It basically means low-effort innocently cute, as opposed to someone "dressed up" and consciously trying to look attractive.
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Head-Grampa1961@reddit

Girl next door is natural beauty, not fake BS filled with surgery, make up, clothing and jewelry.
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will_i_hell@reddit

I'm thinking Pam Anderson when she appeared in Home Improvements as Lisa.
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Choccybizzle@reddit

I do love how these threads bring out people who think it’s ok to slate Love Island contestants and the like. Ooh you’re so different because you think they’re ‘plastic.’ So kind.
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mishaxz@reddit

it means an attractive girl who lives next door, not just random girl who lives next door. But yes it is the type that might even look good with minimal makeup only.
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elethiomel_was_kind@reddit

It’s a woman who is not a vapid, superficial idiot bothered about pumping botox into her face and which reality TV shows are saying what. The ‘girl next door’ can use tools, has brains, wears practical clothes and at the end of the day, is *also* hot! She’s the one you to marry, basically.
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Major_Bee4483@reddit

An absence of caterpillar brows, spiders lashes & lips like a baboons arse.
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BeanOnAJourney@reddit

How I would interpert it: Someone who is conventionally pretty, with nothing overtly sexy, overdone, or outrageous about her appearance, and, based purely on appearances, who seems like a kind and sensible person.
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Historical_Leg5998@reddit

Attractive, but almost accidentally. I.e. She hasn’t made it a focus of her personality/identity.
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Ancient-Artist5061@reddit

A baked potato type of pretty. Generic
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allisonpoe@reddit

No fake boobs, fake lips, fake hair, fake nails... just pretty. Jesus people don't even know what just pretty even is anymore.
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robcollier@reddit

Unassuming
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New-Preference-5136@reddit

>"Im a woman" >"It sounds like an insult to me" This is why I don't comment on women's looks even if it's positive.
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YesIAmRightWing@reddit

americanism
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New-Preference-5136@reddit

That one from Gilmour Girls
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Dommlid@reddit

Like living next door to Alice?
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AppearanceNo5962@reddit

Alice? Who the fuck is Alice?
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yorkspirate@reddit

Who ??
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xscipherxs@reddit

Who the fuck is Alice????
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yorkspirate@reddit

I'll ask my neighbour, she's lived here 24years so might know
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Vegetable_Art9891@reddit

It's not an insult, it just means friendly, down to earth, approachable?
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Consistent-Salary-35@reddit

Yeah, with a kind of ‘fresh faced’ attractiveness and physicality.
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Violet351@reddit

Sandra bullock or Meg Ryan.
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tmstms@reddit

1) It is NOT an insult- it is a compliment. 2) 'girl next door' implies 2a) the person is approachable- someone one could realistically imagine having a conversation with in ordnary life. 2b) the person's looks are not so striking that one could imagine them making a living in a job where those looks were a specific asset. Obviously, the first profession one thinks of in that respect is 'model' but there are others like actor, PR front-person and so on. People with looks that are as striking as that often seem less approachable.
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Equivalent_Parking_8@reddit

Naturally good looking. Not movie star or fake looking. 
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Repulsive-Lie1@reddit

Natural, effortless beauty.
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zephyrthewonderdog@reddit

I was told the ‘naturally pretty girl next-door look’ takes far more time, experience and make up knowledge than most men realise. The clean face fresh ‘no make up look’ means you are dealing with a make-up expert. This is purely anecdotal and I know sweet FA about make-up.
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nolinearbanana@reddit

Some people stand out - either because of make-up, clothing or crazily good natural looks. You don't expect to live next door to these people. You see them on TV and it's like you're watching some alternate reality - in a way you are! "Girl next door" - absolutely not weird that they're your neighbour - they're not people who stand out particularly in a crowd, but when you look - your heart stops.
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Apprehensive-Fee681@reddit

In my opinion. The perfect woman, just like Barbara Good. (Felicity Kendall, for those younger beings).
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Mammoth-Difference48@reddit

Average prettiness in a natural and standard way. Not beautiful. Not stunning. Just girl next door pretty.
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darcsend_eu@reddit

Carlay Rae Jepsen in call me maybe
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Jiggerypokery123@reddit

Think Sheridan Smith not Lilly Philips.
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highwaypatrolman82@reddit

Growing up in late 90s/early 00s i always thought this described Joey (Katie Holmes) in dawsons creek. Naturally pretty, down to earth with it.
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CapnSeabass@reddit

Pretty, but not intimidating. Approachable :)
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BassplayerDad@reddit

Wholesome, not too much cosmetics, pretty but not Insta ready Modestly dressed but still put together. Looks like she would happily hike or casual lunch/coffee Other opinions are available.
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DizzyCareer6674@reddit

I think it means that they are in the same social class with similar experiences usually pretty and fun.
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LilleroSenzaLallera@reddit

It means someone pretty without having her own body weight in makeup applied
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LDNSarah@reddit

I think it means natural but perhaps not very rare. Pretty and attractive in an every day sort of way, rather than very striking. It's a strange compliment to give someone, feels kind of backhanded.
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srm79@reddit

Attractive but not stunning
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Fazzamania@reddit

Someone without comedy plastic lips glued to their face.
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Wheeljack7799@reddit

It's a compliment. Cute and attractive. Natural beauty is what I would categorize it as.
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bouncer-1@reddit

Attractive, pretty, well presented but not sexy and not a slut
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Comfortable_Expert98@reddit

I always thought it means something like an “average Joe”. But with a positive connotation. Friendly, down to earth, not intimidating.
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RumOldWorld66@reddit

To me this means someone who could be your neighbour, who is cute and pretty but not glamourous or out of reach. To me it should be taken as huge compliment - she's wife material!
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Akash_nu@reddit

Is love island look actually attractive to anyone in their partners? Think we should do a poll!
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xp3ayk@reddit

Naturally pretty, not overly made up etc.  But also the features are pretty in a normal way.  You wouldn't say it about someone who was pretty because they had striking features or sexy features.  Models tend to be very pretty, even without make up, but they tend to be striking looking, with some 'weird' features.  Hollywood bombshells often have sexy features like cat eyes.  A girl next door is good looking but has 'normal' features. 
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Sheepfeetboy@reddit

If someone calls you that, it generally means you're talking to a bellend.
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CartoonistNo9@reddit

Understated attractiveness. Unaware of their potential.
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ghostoftommyknocker@reddit

It means "realistic". Basically, someone who is good, solid, dependable, trustworthy, respectable. They're good looking, but not in a fake or unnatural way or a way that required expensive cosmetics or make-up artist levels of skills. Basically, it means someone who is unpretentious in personality, appearance and beauty.
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peterHort0n@reddit

7/10
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Spiritual-Mango287@reddit

Looool perfect response
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peterHort0n@reddit

Thanks-I can’t believe I’m getting downvoted for this!!😂
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Spiritual-Mango287@reddit

Hahahah, It's succinctly summarised what people have largely said - someone who's attractive but not unattainable/celebrity level attractiveness!
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CoolieC@reddit

Is this a UK-specific question?
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Maleficent_Crew_1904@reddit

I assumed this group was to ask questions to a UK audience, I didn’t realise it had to be specifically ABOUT the uk?
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glasgowgeg@reddit

From the sidebar: "The #1 subreddit for Brits and non-Brits **to ask questions about the United Kingdoms life and culture**, and we invite users to post interesting **questions about the UK** that create informative, good to read, insightful, helpful, or light-hearted discussions"
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mrbadger2000@reddit

BRITISH QUESTIONS ABOUT BRITISH THINGS FOR BRITISH PEOPKE!
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Obvious-Challenge718@reddit

Calm down Nigel. 😂
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JezzLandar@reddit

The phrase the girl/boy next door is definitely an Americanism. It's certainly not been a common saying here (NE England)
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TedBob99@reddit

Effortlessly attractive
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Slyspy006@reddit

Unpretentiously good looking.
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X0AN@reddit

Good looking, wholesome girl, that isn't arrogant with her beauty.
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SparkleDust0@reddit

I ALWAYS wondered this!
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_Spiggles_@reddit

Natural looking and attractive, usually a girl who will also dress more modestly. For a lot of men this is pretty much perfection if her personality is good too.
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Philosafish-@reddit

Think it just means your white girl pretty by American standards So like white skin blonde hair and pretty
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Low-League8705@reddit

Someone who is approachable, in every aspect, also down-to-earth, not difficult to identify with.
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LordMogroth@reddit

I take it to mean pretty, but not like the botox, expensive but slightly trashy love island look, or like a supermodel miles out of your league look. Instead it is someone who is attractive and attainable, who isn't obsessed with their looks but would scrub up really nice for a party or black tie event.
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SamVimesBootTheory@reddit

It's supposed to be sort of a fairly toned down vibe with connotations of wholesomeness rather than being overtly glamorous
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Capable_Change_6159@reddit

It’s a complement, it’s saying you’re naturally beautiful
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banedlol@reddit

I've never understood the meaning, as there is no statistical significance which would correlate someone living next door to looking a certain way. I can only assume it would mean "girl you wish lived next door".
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roywill2@reddit

A really nice person. Happy and selfsuffient. No makeup, botox, or false eyelashes.
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Latter-Soil-2826@reddit

Average hut attractibe
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Acrobatic_Extent_360@reddit

It generally means a natural look rather than, say Barbie girl. It is a compliment I would say.
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StatusPudding7051@reddit

I tend to think it means ‘ naturally pretty’
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Maleficent_Crew_1904@reddit

I take it to mean average pretty. It can mean an insult or compliment depending on what the person wants to hear.
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cloche_du_fromage@reddit

Basically rule opposite of the lip filled, stuck on eyelashes, contour make up look. Naturally attractive.
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AdmRL_@reddit

Naturally attractive, basically. Or probably better to say attractive with minimal effort? It's basically a woman who will turn heads in a T shirt and jeans, as opposed to needing to dress to the 9s for the same effect. Kind of crass in an objectifying way, but not an insult.
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BastardsCryinInnit@reddit

I think it's some people's attempts to say 'Not what **I** think a slag looks, dresses or behaves like'
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Difficult-Thought-61@reddit

I see it like this: The teenage boy seeing the slightly older, late teens early 20s girl who lives next door and due to his hormonal overcharge and proximity, he sees her as indescribably attractive. Maybe he sees her sunbathing or fetching a parcel from the doorstep with just a towel her. He doesn’t see other women in bikinis or towels so makes his mind, but ultimately she’s an averagely or close thereto, attractive woman.
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ThomasAugsburger@reddit

Fairly ordinary but attractive none the less.
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Acrylic_Starshine@reddit

Bang average looks. Someone who could look fine in the morning with no makeup.
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