poor white
a member of a class of white people, especially of the southern U.S., having low social status and little or no money, property, or education.: See also white trash.
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How to use poor white in a sentence
Fixing inequities in public school financing would help poor white students in the South as much as poor black students.
Eight Things Every White Person Should Know About White Privilege | Sally Kohn | May 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe boy's head was held high, indicative of his opinion of poor white trash and Crackers in general, and Mandy Ann in particular.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesMiss Carry is a lady worth talking about, and so is Miss Jenny—none of your turned up nose, poor white folksy sort.
Alone | Marion HarlandWe may think the laws are unjust to the Negro, and incidentally to the 'poor white' man as well.
Mounting the captured horse, Howarth rode off in the character of a "poor-white" farmer come in to do his marketing.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.
But the poor white would invite me into his shanty, and treat me as well as was in his power.
Tramping with Tramps | Josiah Flynt
British Dictionary definitions for poor White
often offensive
a poverty-stricken and underprivileged White person, esp in the southern US and South Africa
(as modifier): poor White trash
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