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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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redneck Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: No worse really than so many people calling americans rednecks & such like, is it?

Adjective modifier

  • first: The first redneck went in to see the counselor, who told him to take Math, History, and Logic.

Modifies a noun

  • bar: At truck stops and redneck bars, Harley makes a point of insulting the natives, the majority of whom are amputees.

Noun used with modifier

  • American: No worse really than so many people calling americans rednecks & such like, is it?
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