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单词 redneck
释义

redneck

or red-neck

[ red-nek ]
/ ˈrɛdˌnɛk /
Informal: Disparaging.
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noun

an uneducated white farm laborer, especially from the South.
a bigot or reactionary, especially from the rural working class.

adjective

Also red-necked . narrow, prejudiced, or reactionary: a redneck attitude.

Origin of redneck

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; red1 + neck

SYNONYMS FOR redneck

3 biased, narrow-minded, intolerant.
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ANTONYMS FOR redneck

3 fair-minded, open-minded, broad-minded, tolerant, unbiased, impartial.
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usage note for redneck

All the senses of this term are used with disparaging intent, implying negative stereotypical traits such as ignorance and narrow-mindedness.

Words nearby redneck

red mist, Redmond, red mulberry, red mullet, red muscle, redneck, red ned, redness, red neuralgia, Red No. 2, red nucleus
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British Dictionary definitions for redneck

redneck
/ (ˈrɛdˌnɛk) /

noun derogatory

(in the southwestern US) a poor uneducated White farm worker
a person or institution that is extremely reactionary

adjective

reactionary 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 redneck

redneck

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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