poor whiten.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpɔː ˈwʌɪt/,

/ˌpʊə ˈwʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˌpʊ(ə)r ˈ(h)waɪt/,

/ˌpɔr ˈ(h)waɪt/

Forms: see poor adj. and n.¹ and white adj. and n. Also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poor adj., white n.

Etymology: < poor adj. + white n.In form po' white (compare quots. 1899 at sense A., 1880 at sense B.) after po' adj.

Chiefly U.S. (frequently derogatory).In early use probably not a fixed collocation.

A. n.

An impoverished white person of low social status, esp. when regarded as uneducated or uncultured. Also with plural agreement: such people collectively. In earlier use, frequently in the language of African Americans of the southern United States. Cf. poor white folk n., poor white trash n.

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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun] > poor white person

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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun] > poor white person > collectively

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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun] > poor white person > collectively > as defined by black people

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1781 Morning Chron. 25 Jan. 3/2 There were infinitely more poor whites in Barbadoes.

1819 W. Faux Jrnl. 28 July in Mem. Days Amer. (1823) 118 The poor white, or white poor, in Maryland,..scarcely ever work.

1886 J. A. Froude Oceana xviii. 326 When he dies, the Maori and the poor whites in New Zealand will have lost their truest friend.

1899 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly Oct. 481 Thank Gord I ain't no po' white! Dese heah Dutch an' Irish can out-sno'e a sugar house in grindin' season.

1934 A. N. J. Den Hollander in W. T. Couch Culture in South xx. 414 In discriminating southern speech..the ‘poor-whites’ were those who were both poor and conspicuously lacking in the common social virtues and especially fell short of the standard in certain economic qualities.

1958 L. van der Post Lost World of Kalahari iii. 56 All who worked for my grandfather no matter whether Griqua, Hottentot,..Cape-coloured or poor white, were ultimately held in equal affection.

2008 Independent 1 Nov. 4/3 Talking patronisingly of how poor whites in places like Pennsylvania ‘clung to’ guns and God because life was so tough for them.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of poor white people of low social status, esp. when regarded as uneducated or uncultured. Also in figurative context.

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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective]

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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [adjective] > poor white person

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society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > [adjective] > specifically white

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white trash1867

1821 in E. C. Barker Austin Papers (1924) I. 446 My friend could probably take with him about twenty negroes and perhaps a poor white family consisting of a man and his wife.

1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 84 I have been..told that the poor white people, meaning those, I suppose, who bring nothing to market to exchange for money but their labor,..are worse off in almost all respects than the slaves.

1880 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. May 617/1 An', my darter, don't git up no po' white dinner. I feels de ambitions crawlin' all 'bout me.

1958 A. Jackson Trader on Veld 43 Every property was divided equally among the owner's sons upon his death... Few things contributed more effectively to the creation of a Poor White class than did this usage.

1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 13 June 328/5 Mr. Chase's thesis allows us to see them [sc. many popular American novels] as, so to say, poor-white relations of incomparably more distinguished works.

2012 K. Stevens in F. Dickson Children of Changing South 150 It is clear that the reason the educational quality was poor was because the kids were black and poor white.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	poor white
释义	poor whiten.adj. Brit. /ˌpɔː ˈwʌɪt/, /ˌpʊə ˈwʌɪt/, U.S. /ˌpʊ(ə)r ˈ(h)waɪt/, /ˌpɔr ˈ(h)waɪt/ Forms: see poor adj. and n.¹ and white adj. and n. Also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poor adj., white n. Etymology: < poor adj. + white n.In form po' white (compare quots. 1899 at sense A., 1880 at sense B.) after po' adj. Chiefly U.S. (frequently derogatory).In early use probably not a fixed collocation. A. n. An impoverished white person of low social status, esp. when regarded as uneducated or uncultured. Also with plural agreement: such people collectively. In earlier use, frequently in the language of African Americans of the southern United States. Cf. poor white folk n., poor white trash n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun] > poor white person cracker1766 poor white1781 dirt-eater1802 sand-hiller1848 piney-woods cracker1872 piney-wood tacky1888 tacky1888 peck1924 peckerwood1928 trailer trash1943 pecker1966 the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun] > poor white person > collectively whitea1398 white folks1735 poor white1781 white trash1821 poor white trash1822 trailer trash1943 the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun] > poor white person > collectively > as defined by black people poor white1781 white trash1821 poor white trash1822 1781 Morning Chron. 25 Jan. 3/2 There were infinitely more poor whites in Barbadoes. 1819 W. Faux Jrnl. 28 July in Mem. Days Amer. (1823) 118 The poor white, or white poor, in Maryland,..scarcely ever work. 1886 J. A. Froude Oceana xviii. 326 When he dies, the Maori and the poor whites in New Zealand will have lost their truest friend. 1899 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly Oct. 481 Thank Gord I ain't no po' white! Dese heah Dutch an' Irish can out-sno'e a sugar house in grindin' season. 1934 A. N. J. Den Hollander in W. T. Couch Culture in South xx. 414 In discriminating southern speech..the ‘poor-whites’ were those who were both poor and conspicuously lacking in the common social virtues and especially fell short of the standard in certain economic qualities. 1958 L. van der Post Lost World of Kalahari iii. 56 All who worked for my grandfather no matter whether Griqua, Hottentot,..Cape-coloured or poor white, were ultimately held in equal affection. 2008 Independent 1 Nov. 4/3 Talking patronisingly of how poor whites in places like Pennsylvania ‘clung to’ guns and God because life was so tough for them. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of poor white people of low social status, esp. when regarded as uneducated or uncultured. Also in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective] evil971 lowc1175 poor?c1225 feeblec1275 vilea1300 petty1372 unthende1377 secondary1386 petitc1390 unmeeta1393 illa1400 commonc1400 coarse1424 indigent1426 unlikelyc1450 lesser1464 gross1474 naughty1526 inferior1531 reprobate?1545 slender1577 unlikely1578 puny1579 under1580 wooden1592 sordid1596 puisne1598 provant1601 subministrant1604 inferious1607 sublunary1624 indifferent1638 undermatched1642 unworthy1646 underly1648 turncoated1650 female1652 undergraduate1655 farandinical1675 baddishc1736 ungenerous1745 understrapping1762 tinnified1794 demi-semi1805 shabby1805 dicky1819 poor white1821 tin-pot1838 deterior1848 substandard1850 crumby1859 cheesy1863 po'1866 not-quite1867 rocky1873 mouldy1876 low-grade1878 sketchy1878 midget1879 junky1880 ullaged1892 abysmal1904 bodgie1905 junk1908 crap1936 ropy1941 bodger1945 two-star1951 tripey1955 manky1958 schlocky1960 cack1978 wank1991 bowf1994 the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [adjective] > poor white person poor white1821 poor white trash1864 white trash1867 society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > [adjective] > specifically white poor white1821 white trash1867 1821 in E. C. Barker Austin Papers (1924) I. 446 My friend could probably take with him about twenty negroes and perhaps a poor white family consisting of a man and his wife. 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 84 I have been..told that the poor white people, meaning those, I suppose, who bring nothing to market to exchange for money but their labor,..are worse off in almost all respects than the slaves. 1880 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. May 617/1 An', my darter, don't git up no po' white dinner. I feels de ambitions crawlin' all 'bout me. 1958 A. Jackson Trader on Veld 43 Every property was divided equally among the owner's sons upon his death... Few things contributed more effectively to the creation of a Poor White class than did this usage. 1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 13 June 328/5 Mr. Chase's thesis allows us to see them [sc. many popular American novels] as, so to say, poor-white relations of incomparably more distinguished works. 2012 K. Stevens in F. Dickson Children of Changing South 150 It is clear that the reason the educational quality was poor was because the kids were black and poor white. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1781
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