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noun - plural

• lower class people who live in trailer parks.

  I don't want to go to the flea market, it's going to be full of trailer park trash.

  • See more words with the same meaning: poor, poor person, homeless person.

  Last edited on Mar 14 2013. Submitted by A.R. from TX, USA on Jan 30 2000.

noun - uncountable

• a low-class person who lives in a trailer park.

  Her boyfriend is trailer trash.

  • See more words with the same meaning: poor, poor person, homeless person.

  Last edited on Mar 14 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 14 2013.

notes

• The stereotype of a person who lives in a trailer park often includes poverty, low education, questionable financial priorities, many children, alcoholism, and frequent arguments.

  Last edited on Mar 14 2013. Submitted by A.R. from TX, USA on Jan 30 2000.

noun

• a derogatory term for people who are poor.
  • See more words with the same meaning: poor, poor person, homeless person.
  • See more words with the same meaning: rural dweller.

  Last edited on Nov 29 2001. Submitted by Kevin H. from Cedar Rapids, IA, USA on Nov 29 2001.

origin

• From the stereotype that poor people (especially in the Midwestern United States) live in trailer-homes.

  Last edited on Jun 28 2011. Submitted by Kevin H. from Cedar Rapids, IA, USA on Nov 29 2001.

noun - plural

• salt and a lime to accompany a shot of tequila.

  Can I get a shot of Petron with training wheels?

  • See more words with the same meaning: alcohol.

  Last edited on Aug 05 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 05 2012.

noun

• a total failure.

  This project is a trainwreck.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to lose, be defeated, fail.

  Last edited on Feb 23 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

• a person whose life isn't in order.

  He was a trainwreck until he got sober.

  • See more words with the same meaning: miscellaneous insults (list of).

  Last edited on Feb 23 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 23 2013.

noun

• the event in which a DJ is playing records ("spinning") and doesn't properly match beat tempos while transitioning ("crossfading") from one track to another.

  His set was pretty good except for that train wreck at the end. I think that ruined it for a lot of people.

  • See more words with the same meaning: music (related to).

  Last edited on Jul 27 2011. Submitted by Karissa on Jun 20 2002.

• a person whose life is in total disarray.

  Why are you dating that train wreck? She hasn't had a job in five years.

  • See more words with the same meaning: miscellaneous insults (list of).

  Last edited on Jun 28 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 28 2009.