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  1. Redneck - Wikipedia

    Redneck is a derogatory term currently applied to some lower-class and working-class southerners. The term, which came into common usage in the 1930s, is derived from the redneck's beginnings as a …

  2. What’s the difference between ‘hillbilly’ and ‘redneck’?

    ‘Redneck’ suggests someone who belongs to the white working class, is uneducated, and has offensive opinions, while ‘hillbilly’ suggests someone whose ways are backward because they live in remote …

  3. Whiskey - Redneck Riviera

    Artfully blended and produced in small batches, using only the highest quality ingredients, Redneck Riviera is everything you have ever wanted in an American Whiskey. It’s a taste of the “good life” in …

  4. Why the Term “Redneck” Defies Simplistic Origin Stories

    Dec 11, 2019 · In this bizarre turn of the screw, redneck, in some specific times and probably only a few places, actually functioned as an anti-Communist slur.

  5. What is a Redneck? - America Explained

    May 17, 2024 · Redneck is a pejorative slang term for poor white rural farmers, mainly from the south of the United States. The term originated from the idea that the farmers were often working outdoors, in …

  6. REDNECK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    REDNECK meaning: 1. an offensive word for a white person who is considered to be poor and uneducated, especially one…. Learn more.

  7. A Short History of Redneck - Southern Cultures

    For approximately the last one hundred years, the pejorative term redneck has chiefly slurred a rural, poor white man of the American South and particularly one who holds conservative, racist, or …

  8. Redneck Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    : a white person who lives in a small town or in the country especially in the southern U.S., who typically has a working-class job, and who is seen by others as being uneducated and having opinions and …

  9. Rednecks: A Brief History - JSTOR Daily

    Apr 7, 2015 · In the 1970s, being a “redneck” became fashionable, and the term redneck chic, which seems to have little to do with outwardly disparaging race or class, was born.

  10. What It Means to Be a 'Redneck' or a 'Hillbilly' - VICE

    Apr 28, 2016 · At their simplest, a “redneck” originally meant someone who has been sunburned from working outdoors, and a “hillbilly” is someone who lives in the hills.