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Usually used as a foil for [[The Jeeves]] or some other more intelligent character. The male '''Upper Class Twit''' is often a prime target for [[Gold Digger]]s.
 
A popular recent subtype, and the female counterpart to the usually male '''Upper Class Twit''', is the ''Airhead Heiress'' - a young, brainless, fashion slave party girl heiress. [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|Any resemblance to Paris Hilton in recent works is purely <s>intentional</s> coincidental]].
 
Of course, sometimes they're [[Obfuscating Stupidity]], and they may even be up to [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job|something far more interesting after hours]]. See also [[The White Prince]] for a royal version.
 
Interestingly there is a heroic variation called [[Stiff Upper Lip]] in which a character acts like an '''Upper Class Twit''' in stressful situations to display composure and provide a sort of [[Badass Boast]]. The difference is that an '''Upper Class Twit''' is annoying though sometimes forgivable in a character you otherwise like, whereas a [[Stiff Upper Lip]] has the potential to make a CMOA. The same character can be both, of course.
 
A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Idle Rich]].