ruffneck

A thuggish, rough street smart type guy. Heard in New York a lot.

That dude in the timbs and baggy jeans, smoking weed looked like a ruffneck.

by MesmerizeMe March 2, 2004

ruffneck

A skilled worker on a drilling rig, usually an entry level position.

I was a ruffneck when I stared in the oilfield, but now I am a drilling consultant making $350,000 a year.

by ruffneck94 February 5, 2006

ruffneck

One who seeks confrontation without seeking knowledge. A "ruffneck" usually fights dirty and often

Are you down to ride? We bout to pay back some ruffnecks from da club the other night

by J.D. February 25, 2004

ruffneck

1) Offshore oil rig worker. Mainly based out of Lousiana.

The roughnecks are coming in for hurricane season.

by Human Dictionary February 24, 2004

ruffneck

1)bad-ass, thinks they are tough

1)He thought he was a ruffneck but really he was a pansy.

by Desiree February 21, 2004

ruffneck

a person that is quite rowdy.

quit being such a ruffneck or i will show you what for.

by Shadow of a Man February 24, 2004

ruffneck

Any of the various jobs/assignments/persons in relations to offshore oil rigs / mining operations / various assignments with the quality/quantitiy of being unsafe/difficult/physical.

He had been one of Exxon/Mobile's famous ruffnecks, employed in the Bering Sea for twelve years.

by Nick February 22, 2004