A derogatory term for a rural, working-class white person, often from the southern United States, who is perceived as being uneducated and having a conservative or reactionary social and political stance.

The movie portrayed the main character as a redneck, living in a small town and working on a farm.

Historically, a white farmer or agricultural laborer in the southern United States whose neck became sun-burned from working long hours in the fields.

Early twentieth-century writers used the word to describe rednecks bent over cotton rows from dawn to dusk.

Historically, a unionized coal miner in the Appalachian region of the United States during the early 20th-century labor disputes, so called from the red bandanas they wore as a sign of solidarity.

In the Mine Wars of 1921, thousands of armed rednecks marched on Blair Mountain demanding better working conditions.

redneckadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a rural, working-class white person, often with a connotation of being unsophisticated or having conservative views.

He wore a redneck outfit to the costume party, complete with a flannel shirt and cowboy boots.