Vocabulary - Redneck
Redneck:
A lower-class white person who comes from a rural background. This word is considered to be offensive.
We were driving through Alabama when we saw some rednecks riding in the back of a pick-up truck drinking whiskey from a bottle.
If it wasn't for the redneck vote, the Republicans wouldn't have won the election.
Origin: Originally referred to working-class white people from the southeastern states of the USA. These people often worked outside as farmers or laborers, and they'd often have red necks as a result of sunburn.
A lower-class white person who comes from a rural background. This word is considered to be offensive.
We were driving through Alabama when we saw some rednecks riding in the back of a pick-up truck drinking whiskey from a bottle.
If it wasn't for the redneck vote, the Republicans wouldn't have won the election.
Origin: Originally referred to working-class white people from the southeastern states of the USA. These people often worked outside as farmers or laborers, and they'd often have red necks as a result of sunburn.