Definition of a trailer trash

trailer trash    

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.

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• 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.

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Slang terms with the same meaning

Other terms relating to 'poor, poor person, homeless person':
strapped for cash	Definitions include: without money, or low on money.
tighten (one's) belt	Definitions include: to reduce expenses.
to the curb	Definitions include: Broke or without money.
gutter whore	Definitions include: a whore - i.e. a promiscuous (usually female) person, or an actual prostitute (usually female) - who is not doing well financially.
tapped out	Definitions include: without money.
*ss out	Definitions include: in an irreparably bad situation; "out of luck"; "screwed".
gritter	Definitions include: a person who is of the red-neck, trailer trash, low morals variety.
skint	Definitions include: without money; "broke".
trailer park trash	Definitions include: lower class people who live in trailer parks.
strapped	Definitions include: See also strap.
bag lady	Definitions include: a homeless woman.
on stamps	Definitions include: broke, out of money.
bum	Definitions include: to be sad.
lose (one's) shirt	Definitions include: to lose a lot or all of one's money.
gutter punk	Definitions include: a younger punk who is homeless or pretends to be homeless.
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Other terms relating to 'rural dweller':
hillbilly	Definitions include: an uncultured person who lives in a rural area.
bumpkin	Definitions include: an unsophisticated person from a rural area.
slack-jawed	Definitions include: in the manner of a slack-jaw.
bushpig	Definitions include: an unattractive person from the Bush, i.e. the country-side of Australia.
hayseed	Definitions include: a person from a rural area; "bumpkin".
grit	Definitions include: cigarette.
Whiskey Tango	Definitions include: phonetic abbreviation for white trash.
stick	Definitions include: a person who lives in a rural area.
slack-jaw	Definitions include: a moron or lazy person, typically residing in a rural area; "bumpkin".
yokel	Definitions include: a person from a rural area; "hick".
gritter	Definitions include: a person who is of the red-neck, trailer trash, low morals variety.
cooter	Definitions include: female genitalia.
good ol' boy	Definitions include: see good old boy.
redneck	Definitions include: a person from a rural area.
chillbilly	Definitions include: a hillbilly from colder climes, such as Alaska.
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Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'trailer':
can suck the chrome off a trailer hitch	Definitions include: to be able to perform fellatio well.
trailer	Definitions include: low-class.
trailer park trash	Definitions include: lower class people who live in trailer parks.
Other terms relating to 'trash':
ash-trash	Definitions include: A combination ashtray and trash receptacle.
High Class White Trash	Definitions include: a intelligent, sophisticated person who comes from a poor or middle class family.
knock the trash out of one's ears	Definitions include: to beat someone up
PWT	Definitions include: acronym for "poor white trash".
scooter trash	Definitions include: a female who hangs around motorcyclists, typically for a ride and some action.
talk trash	Definitions include: to criticize.
trailer park trash	Definitions include: lower class people who live in trailer parks.
trash	Definitions include: to destroy.
trash bags	Definitions include: black wind pants.
trashed	Definitions include: to be very intoxicated, usually by alcohol.
trash panda	Definitions include: a racoon.
trash talk	Definitions include: to criticize.
white trash	Definitions include: poor, uneducated Caucasians.

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