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Where does “white trash” come from?

white trash (English) comes from English poor white trash — White person or people employed in a servile...

white trash (English): A poorly-educated white person or, collectively,...

Definitions

  1. A poorly-educated white person or, collectively,...

Ancestry of “white trash”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpoor white trashWhite person or people employed in a servile...

Words derived from “white trash”

  • white trashery
  • Whitetrashistan
  • white-trashy
Every word from English poor white trash →