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poor white

–noun Usually Disparaging and Offensive.
a white person, esp. of the southern U.S., having low social status and little or no money, property, or education.

Origin:
1810–20, Americanism
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poor white  
n.  A member of a class of low-income white farmers and laborers, especially in the southern United States.
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