white trash
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white trash
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A shortening, first attested in 1850, of poor white trash, which black slaves in the Southern United States were said to call white individuals who worked in servile positions (for example, as butlers).
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A poorly educated white person or, collectively, white people of low social status and often regarded as lazy, irresponsible, unintelligent, etc.
This white trash can't pay for his own beer.
Similar: whitey
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noun white person or people of low social status (pejorative)
| 日本語 | ホワイトトラッシュ howaitotorasshu, プアホワイト puahowaito |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 白色垃圾 báisè lājī, báisè lèsè, 洋垃圾 yáng lājī |
| Français | déchet blanc, white trash |
| Deutsch | White Trash, weißer Abschaum, weißes Gesindel mit viel Geld |
| Русский | бе́лое отро́дье béloje otródʹje, бе́лое отре́бье béloje otrébʹje, бе́лая шваль bélaja švalʹ, бе́лый му́сор bélyj músor |
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title = {white trash},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/white%20trash},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
