单词 | redneck |
释义 | redneckor red-neck[ red-nek ] / ˈrɛdˌnɛk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR redneck ON THESAURUS.COM nounan uneducated white farm laborer, especially from the South. a bigot or reactionary, especially from the rural working class. adjectiveAlso red-necked . narrow, prejudiced, or reactionary: a redneck attitude. Origin of redneckAn Americanism dating back to 1820–30; red1 + neck SYNONYMS FOR redneck3 biased, narrow-minded, intolerant. SEE SYNONYMS FOR redneck ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR redneck3 fair-minded, open-minded, broad-minded, tolerant, unbiased, impartial. SEE ANTONYMS FOR redneck ON THESAURUS.COM usage note for redneckAll the senses of this term are used with disparaging intent, implying negative stereotypical traits such as ignorance and narrow-mindedness. Words nearby redneckred mist, Redmond, red mulberry, red mullet, red muscle, redneck, red ned, redness, red neuralgia, Red No. 2, red nucleus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for redneckredneck / (ˈrɛdˌnɛk) / noun derogatory(in the southwestern US) a poor uneducated White farm worker a person or institution that is extremely reactionary adjectivereactionary and bigotedredneck laws Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for redneckredneck A slang term, usually for a rural white southerner who is politically conservative, racist, and a religious fundamentalist (see fundamentalism). This term is generally considered offensive. It originated in reference to agricultural workers, alluding to how the back of a person's neck will be burned by the sun if he works long hours in the fields. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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