Redneck definition

Redneck

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WordNet

(1) A poor white person in the southern United States

WiktionaryText

Compound of red + neck (referring to the sunburn on the neck; typical of rural farm and outdoor workers).

An uneducated, unsophisticated, or poor white person, typically used to describe residents of the rural US. A redneck can be a man or a woman
The nickname given to miners who wore red bandanas for identification during the West Virginia mine war of 1921.