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WHITE TRASH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does white trash mean? 

WHITE TRASH (noun)
  The noun WHITE TRASH has 1 sense:

1. (slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverishedplay

  Familiarity information: WHITE TRASH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WHITE TRASH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

poor white trash; white trash

Hypernyms ("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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