white trash
A poorly educated white person or, collectively, white people of low social status and…A poorly educated white person or, collectively, white people of low social status and often regarded as lazy, irresponsible, unintelligent, etc.
» Although some people think of white, low-income trailer park residents as white trash, such thinking is a harmful stereotype.
Meaning
1 senses(US, derogatory, ethnic, idiomatic, offensive, slur, 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.
White Trash, weißer Abschaum, weißes Gesindel mit viel Geld
бе́лое отро́дьеbéloje otródʹje, бе́лое отре́бьеbéloje otrébʹje, бе́лая швальbélaja švalʹ
- (slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverished
Examples
1 sentencesAlthough some people think of white, low-income trailer park residents as white trash, such thinking is a harmful stereotype.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
A shortening, first attested in 1850, of poor white trash, which black slaves in the SouthA 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).
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- (slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverished:poor white trash
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable