redneck

redneck Definition

☆ 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

redneck Usage Examples

Converse of object

call: No worse really than so many people calling americans rednecks & such like, is it?
ai: You ain't no redneck - you're all Yankee!
have: Having a redneck call me a " chink " and white people getting made fun of in rap music aren't even remotely similar.

Adjective modifier

first: The first redneck went in to see the counselor, who told him to take Math, History, and Logic.
racist: It starts with the horrific rape and near murder of a ten year old black girl by two racist redneck white men.
local: They free the man from a group of local rednecks, but must then defend their position near the crashed ' plane.
blood-splattered: One is a blood-splattered redneck who collects roadkill, dumping the bodies of dead deer into a fetid carcass swamp.
jaded: But it's old news to this jaded old redneck.

Modifies a noun

bar: At truck stops and redneck bars, Harley makes a point of insulting the natives, the majority of whom are amputees.
country: If it were sunnier, I'd be tempted to refer to it as redneck country.
agenda: The title track itself 'American Idiot ' seems to be directed at the big man himself and his " redneck agenda " .
family: Hilary Swank is obviously the standout here as the girl from a redneck family trying to make something of her life.
inbreds: Just like you hope your bunch of redneck inbreds do well in their league.
hick: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 Bush Was Right...and he has fat right-wing redneck hicks with guitars to prove it.

Noun used with modifier

American: No worse really than so many people calling americans rednecks & such like, is it?
%: You Are 20 % Redneck I'll slap you so hard, your clothes will be outta style.

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