- white trash
- American, very informal
an offensive way of describing poor white people who are not educated.
These are the poor white trash that the middle class don't want to know about.
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White trash — is a pejorative term targeted at lower social class white people with poor prospects and/or low levels of education. To call someone white trash is to accuse a white person of being economically, educationally and/or culturally bankrupt. White… … Wikipedia
White trash — White trash, littéralement « déchet blanc », est un terme d argot américain, désignant à l origine la population blanche pauvre. Le terme date du milieu du XIXe siècle. Il était alors tout particulièrement utilisé pour désigner des… … Wikipédia en Français
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White Trash — White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean Студийный альбом NOFX Дата выпуска 5 ноября 1992 … Википедия
white trash — 1831, originally Southern U.S. black slang. The slaves themselves entertain the very highest contempt for white servants, whom they designate as poor white trash. [Fanny Kemble, journal, Jan. 6, 1833] … Etymology dictionary
white-trash — white trash, Slang (derogatory). a white person of low social status living in poverty or poor conditions. –white trash, adjective … Useful english dictionary
white trash — n [U] AmE informal an insulting expression used to talk about white people who are poor and uneducated … Dictionary of contemporary English
white trash — noun uncount OFFENSIVE an extremely offensive word for white people who are poor and badly educated … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
white trash — ► NOUN N. Amer. derogatory ▪ poor white people … English terms dictionary
white trash — ☆ white trash n. Slang a poor, ignorant white person, esp. of Appalachia or the South, or such persons collectively: an insulting or derogatory term … English World dictionary
white trash — white′ trash′ n. usage: This term is a slur and should be avoided. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as insulting. 1) off soc (a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of the class of poor whites, esp. in the southern U.S.) … From formal English to slang
