Definition of redneck
redneck 
noun
- a person from a rural area. Origin: according to the stereotype (however accurate it may be,) people from rural areas spend a great deal of time working in the field. In doing so, the backs of their necks become sun burnt.
Citation from "Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows", Family Guy (TV), Season 3 Episode 17 (2002) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Chapter 5", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 (2009) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: rural dweller.
Last edited on Mar 01 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2001.
- nickname given to miners who wore red bandanas for identification during the West Virginia mine war of 1921.
- See more words with the same meaning: rural dweller.
Last edited on Jul 29 2002. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 29 2002.
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| Definitions include: a certain type of person living in the rural/southern United States; "hick"; "redneck". | |
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| Definitions include: a moron or lazy person, typically residing in a rural area; "bumpkin". | |
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