poor white trash
A poor, uneducated white person or group of people of low social statusA poor, uneducated white person or group of people of low social status.
Meaning
2 senses(US, derogatory, ethnic, modern, slur, uncountable)A poor, uneducated white person or group of people of low social status.
(US, ethnic, obsolete, slur, uncountable)White person or people employed in a servile position, for example, as a butler.
(slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverished
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- (slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverished:white trash
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedwhite trash
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable