white trash
noun Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a member of the class of poor whites, especially in the southern U.S.
poor whites collectively.
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Origin of white trash
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
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Examples from the Web for white trash
Contemporary Examples of white trash
“While were shooting we read a tabloid blog post that said Vanessa looked like a white-trash paint-huffing girl,” said Bivens.
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Historical Examples of white trash
It was not even a wild dream that white-trash Lincoln would be elected.
The Crisis, CompleteWinston Churchill
white trash
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