Comes from coal miners from West Virginia and Kentucky towns that were sick of the way they were being treated and converged on one town that required unions. They were called "rednecks" because most people participating in the march tied a red bandanna around their neck to signify their cause, much like wearing the pink ribbon and yellow bracelet for cancer.
I'm gonna walk with that redneck over there, he has the right idea. Down with the coal barons!!!
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Usually from Southern States. Mostly joked about. True meaning would probably be like the earlier days before everything became so revolutionized. I probably have the most redneckess family of you all. But I try to hide it in public. Ahh, it just hit me... A buncha coonasses
dem dere rednecks done took over south louweeseana. Now dem dere rich folks cain't live in peace. Dem dang good for nuttin rednecks!
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activites rednecks partake in. ex: hunting, 4 wheeling, stealing random useless items and poning them off, eat fried chicken in there food stained wife beater, and driving a lawn mower b/c they aford a car.
Mary- what do you want to do today?
Bill Bob- do you want to go rednecking?
Mary- yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Most of the definitions for "redneck" are written by culturally illiterate morons so I will clarify.
A redneck is a hardworking country person from the south. We are known for our hospitality. We like guns, hunting, fishing, and we are most often Christians. We are proud of both our American and Southern heritage. We are only as racist and prejudice as everyone else is to us. We are generally more accepting of outsiders than the outsiders are of us. We settle our fights like men and raise our kids not to be sensitive little wussies. We have the characteristic Good Ol Boys attitude, and despite the lies of heathen Yankees, we have deep respect for the law and our elders. Rednecks say "yes sir" and "no ma'am" an have better manners than rich city folks.
I heard them Arkansas rednecks are some of the nicest people you ever met. My car broke down and they fixed it for me for free.
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n. (Rhed-nek-cs)
A person who defies the common English language with slang that makes 'ghetto black men and women' sound like something Harvard would crap out. An obsession with NASCAR and deer hunting, some southern people think it's "cool" to be a redneck, so they wear Dixie Outfitter and other bizarrely imbecillic things. The favorite combination is the dixie flag shirt and belt buckle, leather boots, jeans, and a flannel shirt or a cowboy hat.
I live with these wannabes. Their IQ rivals the numerical scale on such a large factor, California's earthquakes pray at night they can be as big. It's become a challenge to the english language to fathom their conversation techniques. They consist of three subjects:
1) Things that rhyme with beer
2) Cars without AC or radio
3) Blacks, mexicans, and educated peoples.
While they do defy all human logic on a galactic scale (Which they might think of as a fancy breakfast cereal), they deserve pity.
"Yous an idgit, you durn wetback!"
Myself: "I'm clearly white. Also, my accent cues my british decent"
"Deer! Beer! Fear!... Treer"
Myself: "You just rhymed Fear with Tree"
"Yous and yer fancy 'edjukayshin'"
Myself: "I'm sorry, that last sentance destroyed the remnants of my brain cells. Could you have someone translate from dumbass to understandable, for you sir are clearly fitted under the category of rednecks"
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What most people call a Redneck , he aint nothin but a workin man , he makes his livin by the sweat of his brow and the calluses on his hands , you intellectuals may not like it , but there aint nothin you can do , cause theres a whole lot more of us common folks than there ever will be of you
"What this world needs is a few more rednecks" by Charlie Daniels
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I've realized what a redneck is. It seems to be almost everyone who is either of not the upmost cultural and economic standing, or someone who lacks sophistication and tends to be rather simple, yet they work hard at the same time and stand up for what they believe in. In that case, almost all of us, including myself are rednecks from time to time. Midwestrn Soldier and myself would like to apoligize for being so hard on you all.
I'm a redneck myself from time to time.
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