white trash
white trash noun: a poorly educated white person or, collectively, white people of low social status and often regarded as lazy, irresponsible, unintelligent, etc.
Noun
white trash (uncountable)
- A poorly educated white person or, collectively, white people of low social status and often regarded as lazy, irresponsible, unintelligent, etc.
- This white trash can't pay for his own beer.
- These lowlife characters are white trash.
- Synonyms:
- whitey
white trash meaning in Thai
white trash in Thai
- white person or people of low social status (pejorative)
- ฝรั่งขี้นก fà-ràng-kîi-nók
Synonyms of white trash
Origin of white trash
A shortening, first attested in 1850, of poor white trash, which black slaves in the Southern United States were said to call white individuals who worked in servile positions (for example, as butlers).
Words formed from white trash
Questions about white trash
- What does white trash mean?
- White trash means a poorly educated white person or, collectively, white people of low social status and often regarded as lazy, irresponsible, unintelligent, etc.
- What is white trash in Thai?
- White trash in Thai is ฝรั่งขี้นก (fà-ràng-kîi-nók). See White trash meaning in Thai.
- What part of speech is white trash?
- White trash is a noun.
Words near white trash in the dictionary
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