red⋅neck
/ˈrɛdˌnɛk/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [red-nek] Show IPA Informal: Often Disparaging.
–noun
1. an uneducated white farm laborer, esp. from the South.
2. a bigot or reactionary, esp. from the rural working class.
–adjective
3. Also, red-necked. narrow, prejudiced, or reactionary: a redneck attitude.
Also, red-neck.
Origin:
1820–30, Americanism; red 1 + neck
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white trash
–noun Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
1. a member of the class of poor whites, esp. in the southern U.S.
2. poor whites collectively.
Origin:
1850–55, Americanism
