white trash

/ˌˈwaɪt ˌtræʃ/
/ˌˈhwaɪt ˌtræʃ/
/waɪt træʃ/
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Other forms: white trashes

Definitions of white trash
  1. noun
    (slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverished
    synonyms: poor white trash
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    type of:
    Caucasian, White, White person
    a member of the Caucasoid race
    have-not, poor person
    a person with few or no possessions
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