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Can anyone enlighten me as to what a redneck is? I googled it and came up with this:
The most common American usage, referring to the poor rural white Southerner, is probably derived from individuals having a red neck caused by working outdoors in the hot sun. A citation from 1893 provides a definition as "poorer inhabitants of the rural districts...men who work in the field, as a matter of course, generally have their skin burned red by the sun, and especially is this true of the back of their necks". In recent decades the term expanded its meaning to mean bigoted, loutish and opposed to modern ways.
Would you consider that a good description?
The most common American usage, referring to the poor rural white Southerner, is probably derived from individuals having a red neck caused by working outdoors in the hot sun. A citation from 1893 provides a definition as "poorer inhabitants of the rural districts...men who work in the field, as a matter of course, generally have their skin burned red by the sun, and especially is this true of the back of their necks". In recent decades the term expanded its meaning to mean bigoted, loutish and opposed to modern ways.
Would you consider that a good description?
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