white trash

American  

noun

Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

1. a member of the class of poor whites, especially in the southern U.S.

2. poor whites collectively.

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white trash British  

noun

1. derogatory

   1. poor White people living in the US, esp the South

   2. ( as modifier )

      white-trash culture

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Etymology

Origin of white trash

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

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white trash

The antagonistic Slim Shady, with his peroxide-blond hair and everyman blue jeans, stemmed from Eminem's self-described "white trash" upbringing.

From BBC ● May 31, 2024

Unwittingly, he had tossed the napkin into the white trash bag, not realizing his wife had cleaned the rings and wrapped them in the napkin to dry.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2022

We were these two white trash kids in the Oregon rain, walking two miles to the mall, to hang out on a Saturday because we're broke and have nothing else to do.

From Salon ● May 26, 2020

McGirt had already put clothes in plastic white trash bags.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2018

The overseers and patterollers in the time of slavery were called poor white trash by the slaves.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Various