POOR WHITE
Dictionary entry overview: What does poor white mean? • POOR WHITE (noun)
The noun POOR WHITE has 1 sense:
1. an offensive term for White people who are impoverished
Familiarity information: POOR WHITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• POOR WHITE (noun)
Meaning:
An offensive term for White people who are impoverished
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
poor white; poor white trash; white trash
Hypernyms ("poor white" is a kind of...):
Caucasian; White; white person (a member of the Caucasoid race)
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