redneck

noun

red·​neck ˈred-ˌnek 

1

sometimes disparaging : a white member of the Southern rural laboring class

2

often disparaging : a person whose behavior and opinions are similar to those attributed to rednecks

redneck adjective

or less commonly rednecked

ˈred-ˌnekt 

often disparaging

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1