poor white trash

poor white trash
an extension of white trash

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  • Poor white trash — (or PWT) may refer to:*White trash that are poor *Poor white trash (film), a film by Michael Addis …   Wikipedia

  • Poor White Trash (film) — Infobox Film name = Poor White Trash director = Michael Addis producer = Lorena David writer = Michael Addis and Tony Urban starring = Sean Young M. Emmet Walsh movie music= Tree Adams distributor= Hollywood Independents Xenon Entertainment Group …   Wikipedia

  • poor white trash — noun (slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverished (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑white trash • Usage Domain: ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation, ↑slang, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • poor white trash — noun (derogatory) → white trash (def. 1) …  

  • poor white trash — Disparaging and Offensive. poor whites collectively. [1825 35, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • White trash — is a pejorative term targeted at lower social class white people with poor prospects and/or low levels of education. To call someone white trash is to accuse a white person of being economically, educationally and/or culturally bankrupt. White… …   Wikipedia

  • white trash — 1831, originally Southern U.S. black slang. The slaves themselves entertain the very highest contempt for white servants, whom they designate as poor white trash. [Fanny Kemble, journal, Jan. 6, 1833] …   Etymology dictionary

  • white trash — noun (slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverished • Syn: ↑poor white trash • Usage Domain: ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation, ↑slang, ↑cant, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • white trash — /waɪt ˈtræʃ/ (say wuyt trash) noun US Colloquial (derogatory) (racist) 1. Also, poor white trash. a. (originally) the poor white inhabitants of the southern US. b. poor white people collectively, especially when viewed as ignorant or lacking… …  

  • white trash — N UNCOUNT COLL (disapproval) Some people use white trash to refer to poor white people who they think are worthless. [AM, OFFENSIVE] ...a place peopled by illiterate poor white trash …   English dictionary

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