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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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Origin of white trash

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
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  • It was not even a wild dream that white-trash Lincoln would be elected.

    The Crisis, Complete

    Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for white trash

white trash

noun
  1. derogatory
    1. poor White people living in the US, esp the South
    2. (as modifier)white-trash culture
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Word Origin and History for white trash

n.

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]
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