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Definition of Poor white trash
1. Noun. (slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverished.
Language type: Depreciation, Derogation, Disparagement, Argot, Cant, Jargon, Lingo, Patois, Slang, Vernacular
Generic synonyms: Caucasian, White, White Person, Have-not, Poor Person
Definition of Poor white trash
1. Noun. (American English) an extension of white trash ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poor White Trash
Literary usage of Poor white trash
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"(NED) Poor whites, poor white trash. A class much despised in the South. 1836 The
slave of a gentleman universally considers himself a superior being to ..."
2. A Private Chapter of the War by George W. Bailey (1880)
"Freeman's family, like all the "poor white trash," is to be cruelly left to the
mercy of the hideous foe. October 4. — A clear, mild, beautiful day. ..."
3. Retrospection, Political and Personal by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1912)
"Or shall we say that the entire south at present is poor white trash, that is if
work or ... The idle rich are the poor white trash and slaves combined, ..."
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