red-neck
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Variant of redneck
redneck
definition
☆ red·neck or red-neck red′·-neck′ (red′nek′)
noun
Slang a poor, white, rural Southerner, often, specif., one regarded as ignorant, bigoted, violent, etc.: often a derogatory term
Etymology: from the characteristic sunburned neck acquired in the fields by farm laborers
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