poor white trash

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English

Etymology

First attested in 1835.

Noun

poor white trash (uncountable)

  1. (US, obsolete, ethnic slur, used by black slaves) White person or people employed in a servile position, for example, as a butler.
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  2. (US, modern, derogatory, ethnic slur) White trash; poor, uneducated white person or people of low social status.

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