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oil trash

oil trash noun: an uncultured, rowdy roughneck employed in the petroleum industry, especially a "white trash" person if used negatively.

Noun

oil trash (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic, idiomatic, slang, slur, sometimes) An uncultured, rowdy roughneck employed in the petroleum industry, especially a "white trash" person if used negatively.
    • One of my biggest complaints in this mess is that oil people are not speaking out. I am third generation oil trash, and beyond my personal loss in business, I love this industry and the people who gave it birth.1986, World oil: Volume 203, Issues 1-6, link
    • We kicked on to a few more bars, having a good time, until a group of drunk American businessmen called us “oil trash” and shoved Erwin. We were not dressed like oil trash, we didn't draw attention to ourselves or look for trouble.2007, Paul Catrer, Don't Tell Mom I Work on the Rigs: She Thinks I'm a Piano Player, page 113

Questions about oil trash

What does oil trash mean?
Oil trash means an uncultured, rowdy roughneck employed in the petroleum industry, especially a "white trash" person if used negatively.
What part of speech is oil trash?
Oil trash is a noun.

Words near oil trash in the dictionary

  1. oil tankers
  2. oil terminal
  3. oil terminals
  4. oil test
  5. oil tests
  6. oil trash
  7. oil tycoon
  8. oil tycoons
  9. oil up
  10. oil well
  11. oil wells

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