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White trash

A term developed by African slaves in the early nineteenth century to describe the poor, landless whites with whom they dwelt in the South. According to historian Eugene Genovese, author of Roll Jordan Roll: The World the Slaves Made, slaves developed the term as a way of looking down at poor whites, who lived in abject economic poverty, often in worse conditions than those inhabited by the slaves themselves. Although the poor whites were not considered property like the slaves, the slaves chose to view the so-called "white trash" as inferior to themselves, and members of a social echelon lower than the one they occupied themselves. (Genovese, 20-30; 58) This information does not necessarily change the the contemporary Urban Dictionary definition of the term, but it does change the term's origins and etemology. Rather than being a term made by the middle and upper class whites to define even the poor of their race as better than all non-whites, "white trash" was a term developed by poor non-whites, Afro-American slaves to contemptuously distance themselves from poor whites, whose social station they believed was even worse than their own.

Tom (a white male) : Look at those poor white people standing in line at the unemployment office, that should be proof enough that not all white people are wealthy.

John (a black male) : Indeed. They are what my great great grandmother would call White trash. I don't agree with the term myself; I'm just telling you what she would have said.

by The past is calling July 15, 2017


White Trash

Usually a self concerned human with complete disregards anything that doesn't directly affecte themselves. Usually a defendant of or currently a truck driver. They often come with a mullet and or beard. If they aren't living in a trailer it's a house with 7 people people. They are the masters of manipulation and often end up on some sort of government assistant. Disability, food stamps, section 8 housing. This don't not make them white trash. The most determining factor of trash or not is personal character and thought process.

Did you see Amanda? She looks like straight white trash because she is always because everyone knows she was leading that guy on for something. In I Herd she barely bushes her teeth. Gross

by Should loved me, fckd that up January 17, 2020


White Trash

the literaly definition of white trash is malachi

i.e.: if you search white trash in the urban dictionary, malachi is what shows up.

by jaycoco June 18, 2022


White trash

A racist name created by the rich slave owners. They blame the "white trash" for being racist but in reality they are racist.
It is also a form of white supremacy. It states that if you are white can't do better than people of color, you are trash.

The rich slave owners are the real white trash.

by Goguardian hater January 9, 2022


White Trash

A white person who is extremely trashy.

That girl Daysha used her Snapchat pictures as engagement photos. The lucky guy is the meth head of town. They fell in love when they beat up her grandma for a gram. They are so white trash.

by AlibabaQueen23 November 21, 2020


White trash

Anybody, that is classless with narrow dogmatic mind who is rude to everybody. Could be rich or poor, it is a character: vulgar vocabulary, tasteless dressing, not changing his manners no matter what. Some people are gold, who still shines in dirty mud, and some people are donkey no matter if you put on a golden saddle.

Anna delvey is a white trash, who frauded fake phony people in Manhatten, and they love her for that.

by Gigi buffon October 21, 2023


White trash

Laura. Laura with the green crocks.

Laura yelled at Kat and all of her pals whilst wearing glowing green crocks! Laura is white trash!

by Palsswag101 September 22, 2019