redneck

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Compound of red + neck (referring to the sunburn on the neck; typical of rural farm and outdoor workers).

[edit] Noun

Singular
redneck

Plural
rednecks

redneck (plural rednecks)

  1. (slang) An uneducated, unsophisticated, or poor white person, typically used to describe residents (of either gender[1]) of the rural US.
  2. (slang) The nickname given to miners who wore red bandanas for identification during the West Virginia mine war of 1921. [2]

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  • Notes:
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  2. ^ West Virginia Division of Culture and History

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