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

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. 29, 2022

The suspect carried a white trash bag, the surveillance footage showed.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2022

Seven white trash can liners stretching out from the leg of a broken chair, in “Mischief,” are a magical kind of shadow brighter than the object casting them.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2020

Because I hate myself so, because I hate my looks and my clothes and everything!" the other burst out passionately, "I feel like po' white trash.

From Rough-Hewn by Canfield, Dorothy