poor white

noun Usually Disparaging and Offensive.

a member of a class of white people, especially of the southern U.S., having low social status and little or no money, property, or education.See also white trash.

Origin of poor white

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Words nearby poor white

Poor Robin's plantain, poor-spirited, poort, poor taste, in, poortith, poor white, poor white trash, poor-will, Pooterish, pootle, poove

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Example sentences from the Web for poor white

Then she looked at all three combatants, like a poor-white Solomon.
By the Light of the Soul|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Big yawning cracks in cold weather were in a way the hall-mark of poor-white cabins.
Dishes & Beverages of the Old South|Martha McCulloch Williams
Mrs. Addix was of the poor-white race, like the Manns—in fact, she was distantly related to them.
By the Light of the Soul|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Mounting the captured horse, Howarth rode off in the character of a "poor-white" farmer come in to do his marketing.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.

British Dictionary definitions for poor white

poor White

noun

often offensive

a poverty-stricken and underprivileged White person, esp in the southern US and South Africa
(as modifier)poor White trash

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	poor white
释义	poor white noun Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a member of a class of white people, especially of the southern U.S., having low social status and little or no money, property, or education.See also white trash. Origin of poor white An Americanism dating back to 1810–20 Words nearby poor white Poor Robin's plantain, poor-spirited, poort, poor taste, in, poortith, poor white, poor white trash, poor-will, Pooterish, pootle, poove Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for poor white Then she looked at all three combatants, like a poor-white Solomon. By the Light of the Soul\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Big yawning cracks in cold weather were in a way the hall-mark of poor-white cabins. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South\|Martha McCulloch Williams Mrs. Addix was of the poor-white race, like the Manns—in fact, she was distantly related to them. By the Light of the Soul\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Mounting the captured horse, Howarth rode off in the character of a "poor-white" farmer come in to do his marketing. The Naval History of the United States\|Willis J. Abbot. British Dictionary definitions for poor white poor White noun often offensive a poverty-stricken and underprivileged White person, esp in the southern US and South Africa (as modifier)poor White trash Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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