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For "redneck"
Slur | Represents | Reason & Origins |
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Briar | Whites | Term probably comes from the briar bushes found in Appalachian states. Variant: briar-hopper. Applied locally to redneck Kentucky native or other southerner from Appalachia who resettled in Southwestern Ohio during or after WWII in search of factory jobs. |
Dahati | Iranians | Like a hillbilly or redneck; a villager or someone from the country |
Ditchpig | Whites | Redneck kids who play in the ditches/streets. |
Gar | Blacks | Redneck term. Short for nig-GAR. Could also refer to the Gar, a fish similar to the piranha, found in streams in the Southern US and eating by many Southern Blacks. |
GOB | Whites | Stands for Good Ol' Boy, a redneck reference |
Hillbilly | Whites | Redneck, Hick and Hillbilly are all used as derogatory terms for whites. |
John Rocker | Whites | Rednecks. Refers to John Rocker's comments about New York and how it would be something that a stupid ass redneck would say |
Missing Tooth | Whites | Redneck whites commonly have missing teeth. |
Mississippi Blue Lip | Blacks | Old redneck term. |
Neck | Whites | Shortened version of 'redneck.' |
Peckerwood | Whites | Originated in the South (pre-Civil War by the slaves). Comes from red-necked woodpecker. See: Redneck |
Redneck | Whites | Previously referred only to the rural prejudice whites, mostly farmers, who have reddish necks (or a "farmer's tan"). However, its usage has become a lot looser and now includes any racist white. See: Peckerwood |
Rooineck | British | South African version of redneck. |
Taran | Romanians | Equivalent to calling someone a redneck. |
Yeehaw | Whites | Common cowboy/redneck saying. |