white trash

Origin

white trash

noun Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
1.
a member of the class of poor whites, especially in the southern U.S.
2.
poor whites collectively.

Origin:
1850–55, Americanism
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white trash
 
n
derogatory
 a.  poor White people living in the US, esp the South
 b.  (as modifier): white-trash culture

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white trash
1831, originally Southern U.S. black slang.
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"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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white trash definition

abuse, hardware
A pejorative term for Intel-based microcomputers, used by NeXT users at UK law firm Linklaters & Paines to contrast these machines with their black NeXT boxes.
(1996-09-04)

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