[DOC] [TLE] Redneck  The Word Detective [PAR] Apr 24, 2009 ... Dear Word Detective: My wife and I were discussing yesterday the history of the 
word "redneck. ... red ties, but the term redneck first appeared in print in the 
1830s, ... the term was applied to poor white Southerners because long hours ... 
the sunburned necks of poor white agricultural workers would have... [DOC] [TLE] Redneck dictionary definition | redneck defined - YourDictionary [PAR] Slang a poor, white, rural Southerner, often, specif., one regarded as ignorant, 
bigoted, ... from the reddened, sunburned necks characteristic of agricultural 
workers ... Used as a disparaging term for a member of the white rural laboring 
class, ... The term was originally coined to describe farmers who worked out in 
the sun. [DOC] [TLE] Where does the term 'redneck' come from? - Quora [PAR] As an American term, it sprang up in the late 19th century as a disparaging name 
for poor white ... The stereotype was that they would have sunburned necks from 
working in the fields. ... They were diametrically opposed to the short haired farm 
workers. ... The term generally refers to poor whites in the rural Southern US. [DOC] [TLE] "You Might Be a Redneck If" You Consider ... - ScholarWorks@Arcadia [PAR] term 'redneck' was first used in Scotland in the 17 ... a sunburned farm worker; to 
many being a redneck or belle symbolizes hard work, faith, ... Paisley, as a white 
southern man, wearing the Confederate flag on his shirt and what that .... Shirley, 
Carla D. 'You Might Be a Redneck If' Boundary Work Among Rural, Southern. [DOC] [TLE] meaning - Redneck and usage - English Language & Usage Stack ... [PAR] Feb 3, 2013 ... The short: yes, there is "history" behind the term similar to the .... The same will 
apply to redneck, one person using it of themselves may ... Obviously the white 
farm labourer would get a red sunburnt neck ... @SnowFlake: I've always 
assumed the original "rednecks" would be primarily living in isolated rural... [DOC] [TLE] Wicked Word Watch - EditOr Proof [PAR] Sep 5, 2016 ... These words were all once considered wicked, but some are still in use today. 
... According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term comes from the first name, 
Molly, meaning ... A working-class, white, rural Southerner, who is politically ... to 
have been used to describe the sunburned neck of fieldworkers. [DOC] [TLE] H-Net Discussion Networks - Jeanette's Paper (Full Text) [PAR] Dec 1, 1998 ... It isn't about rural Southerners per se, but about the Southern rural laboring ... It 
was first used in an American publication in 1830 to describe white rural people 
in ... the Southern rural laboring class (that is, a farmer, or a farm worker) acquire 
... These are not the images drawn to mind by the word "redneck. [DOC] [TLE] Talk:Redneck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [PAR] "poor" and "farmers"[edit]. There maybe a cited source, but it's form 1975. I never 
hear people ... "Cracker" does refer especially to certain rural types in Florida and 
Georgia, but sometimes ... The term is used by Southern Whites as well. ... Both 
terms [white trash and poor white trash] appear to have remained in use by 
blacks... [DOC] [TLE] "Red Necks and Red Bandanas: Appalachian Coal Miners and the ... [PAR] The following essay explores how the United Mine Workers of America ... As far 
as can be determined, the earliest printed uses of the word red-neck in a ... from 
the 1912-1913 Paint and Cabin Creeks strike in southern West Virginia and from 
... company guards, non-union miners, and strikebreakers were among the first to
... [DOC] [TLE] Better Use Redneck with Care - Daily Writing Tips [PAR] He stirred up a storm of protest when he referred to the city employees putting ... 
As used by outsiders, redneck seems to have replaced hillbilly as a word to ... I 
grew up in

Question: This term for a rural white southerner was originally applied to sunburned agricultural workers
Answer: a redneck