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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.

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

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