poor white trashn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpɔː ˌwʌɪt ˈtraʃ/,

/ˌpʊə ˌwʌɪt ˈtraʃ/, U.S.

/ˌpʊ(ə)r ˌ(h)waɪt ˈtræʃ/,

/ˌpɔr ˌ(h)waɪt ˈtræʃ/

Forms: see poor adj. and n.¹ and white trash n. and adj.

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

Etymology: < poor adj. + white trash n. Compare slightly earlier poor white adj.

Originally and chiefly U.S. colloquial (derogatory).

A. n.

Poor white people of low social status, esp. when regarded as uneducated or uncultured. In earlier use, frequently in the language of African Americans of the southern United States. Cf. white trash n.

ΘΚΠ

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

1822 Bangor Reg. 1 Aug. 1/4 Nancy Swann, a lady of color whose mighty powers of witchcraft have made ‘de black nigers, and de poor white trash’ tremble, was indicted for practising in and upon one Peter Belt.

1833 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. 6 Jan. (1835) II. 112 The slaves themselves entertain the very highest contempt for white servants, whom they designate as ‘poor white trash’.

1895 M. E. M. Davis Under Man-fig ii. 48 She said Rose wa'n't nothin' but po' white trash, no how.

1920 H. L. Mencken Prejudices 2nd Ser. iii. 139 The old aristocracy went down the red gullet of war; the poor white trash are now in the saddle.

1991 Twenty Twenty Spring 30/1 Even the poor white trash, strewn around the desert in trailer-parks and one-gas-station towns, talk of a spiritual connection to the rocks.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of poor white people of low social status, esp. when regarded as uneducated or uncultured. Cf. white trash adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

poor white1821

poor white trash1864

white trash1867

1864 J. L. Ransom Diary 31 Oct. in Andersonville Diary (1881) 108 I..look just about like an East Tennesseean, of the poor white trash order.

1895 London Story Paper 12 Jan. 3/1 A waif from the streets—a ‘poor white trash’ farmer's adopted child.

1916 T. Dreiser Hoosier Holiday 422 It was a ‘poor white trash’ neighborhood.

1983 R. Andrews Baby Sweet's 25 The sight of the pretty poor-white-trash girl standing there bareheaded and barefooted beside the highway to Atlanta..was forever etched in John Junior's mind.

2003 K. Slater & J. Borte Pipe Dreams (2004) i. 14 One night, in a poor-white-trash scene straight out of Cops, a drunken lady smashed her car into the room next to mine.

Derivatives

poor white ˈtrashy adj. of, relating to, or characteristic of poor white people of low social status, esp. when regarded as uneducated or uncultured. In quot. 1895 perhaps: contemptible or paltry.

ΚΠ

1895 London Story Paper 7 Sept. 8/2 Dat what yo' got fur de barskit, honey? a po' white trashy one dollah bill?

1905 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Reporter 30 Sept. They thought it looked rather poor white trashy for a country so wealthy and great as the United States.

1951 H. E. Giles Harbin's Ridge viii. 63 He never had been much account. Always content just to make out, which we considered poor-white-trashy in our parts.

1998 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 15 Feb. 46 Don't you think she looks a bit poor white trashy, as if she's grown up eating terrible food in a trailer?

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

单词	poor white trash
释义	poor white trashn.adj. Brit. /ˌpɔː ˌwʌɪt ˈtraʃ/, /ˌpʊə ˌwʌɪt ˈtraʃ/, U.S. /ˌpʊ(ə)r ˌ(h)waɪt ˈtræʃ/, /ˌpɔr ˌ(h)waɪt ˈtræʃ/ Forms: see poor adj. and n.¹ and white trash n. and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poor adj., white trash n. Etymology: < poor adj. + white trash n. Compare slightly earlier poor white adj. Originally and chiefly U.S. colloquial (derogatory). A. n. Poor white people of low social status, esp. when regarded as uneducated or uncultured. In earlier use, frequently in the language of African Americans of the southern United States. Cf. white trash n. ΘΚΠ 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 1822 Bangor Reg. 1 Aug. 1/4 Nancy Swann, a lady of color whose mighty powers of witchcraft have made ‘de black nigers, and de poor white trash’ tremble, was indicted for practising in and upon one Peter Belt. 1833 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. 6 Jan. (1835) II. 112 The slaves themselves entertain the very highest contempt for white servants, whom they designate as ‘poor white trash’. 1895 M. E. M. Davis Under Man-fig ii. 48 She said Rose wa'n't nothin' but po' white trash, no how. 1920 H. L. Mencken Prejudices 2nd Ser. iii. 139 The old aristocracy went down the red gullet of war; the poor white trash are now in the saddle. 1991 Twenty Twenty Spring 30/1 Even the poor white trash, strewn around the desert in trailer-parks and one-gas-station towns, talk of a spiritual connection to the rocks. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of poor white people of low social status, esp. when regarded as uneducated or uncultured. Cf. white trash adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [adjective] > poor white person poor white1821 poor white trash1864 white trash1867 1864 J. L. Ransom Diary 31 Oct. in Andersonville Diary (1881) 108 I..look just about like an East Tennesseean, of the poor white trash order. 1895 London Story Paper 12 Jan. 3/1 A waif from the streets—a ‘poor white trash’ farmer's adopted child. 1916 T. Dreiser Hoosier Holiday 422 It was a ‘poor white trash’ neighborhood. 1983 R. Andrews Baby Sweet's 25 The sight of the pretty poor-white-trash girl standing there bareheaded and barefooted beside the highway to Atlanta..was forever etched in John Junior's mind. 2003 K. Slater & J. Borte Pipe Dreams (2004) i. 14 One night, in a poor-white-trash scene straight out of Cops, a drunken lady smashed her car into the room next to mine. Derivatives poor white ˈtrashy adj. of, relating to, or characteristic of poor white people of low social status, esp. when regarded as uneducated or uncultured. In quot. 1895 perhaps: contemptible or paltry. ΚΠ 1895 London Story Paper 7 Sept. 8/2 Dat what yo' got fur de barskit, honey? a po' white trashy one dollah bill? 1905 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Reporter 30 Sept. They thought it looked rather poor white trashy for a country so wealthy and great as the United States. 1951 H. E. Giles Harbin's Ridge viii. 63 He never had been much account. Always content just to make out, which we considered poor-white-trashy in our parts. 1998 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 15 Feb. 46 Don't you think she looks a bit poor white trashy, as if she's grown up eating terrible food in a trailer? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1822
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