redneck
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Compound of red + neck (referring to the red neckerchiefs worn by unionized workers during the mine wars in West Virginia)
[edit] Noun
redneck (plural rednecks)
- (slang) An uneducated, unsophisticated, or poor white person, typically used to describe residents (of either gender[1]) of the rural US.
- (slang) The nickname given to miners who wore red bandanas for identification during the West Virginia mine war of 1921. [2]
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
uneducated, unsophisticated person
