单词 | corn-cracker |
释义 | corn-cracker[ kawrn-krak-er ] / ˈkɔrnˌkræk ər / noun Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of a class of poor white people in the southern U.S. Origin of corn-crackerAn Americanism dating back to 1825–35; corn1 + cracker usage note for corn-crackerThis term is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as insulting, being similar in connotation to redneck and hillbilly. Corn-cracker originally referred to a native of Kentucky or Georgia, but has come to apply broadly to any poor white person in the South. See also cracker. Words nearby corn-crackercorn circle, corncob, corncob pipe, corn cockle, corn color, corn-cracker, corn crake, corncrib, corn dodger, corn dog, corn dolly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for corn-cracker
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