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POOR WHITE TRASH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverished

Synonyms:

poor white trash; white trash

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("poor white trash" is a kind of...):

Caucasian; White; White person (a Caucasian)

have-not; poor person (a person with few or no possessions)

Domain usage:

depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

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