Roughneck 

A person who preforms manual labor in the oilfields, typically in a drilling capacity. Can be onshore or offshore. Personnel who work in the oilfields but are not involved with drilling are not true roughnecks. Roughnecks are know for their perverted sense of humor, frequent cussing, high pay, and as being some of the hardest working folks you'll ever know. Roughnecks can be oilfield-trash but not all of them are.

Look at those Roughnecks over yonder trippin' that string. Look at those boys go!

Roughneck by westtexaswildcatter January 9, 2012

Roughneck 

Noun

Most commonly known as a member of the crew of an oil rig other than the driller. It can also mean cruel and brutal person.

Toby Keith used to be a roughneck, his father was also one.

Roughneck by Swarsfanatic June 7, 2005

roughneck 

a hoodlum, a streetwise toughguy, typically from a heavily industrialized area. Roughnecks usually have a chip on their shoulder the size of Arkansas.

Those Pawtucket Roughnecks are always looking for a fight.

roughneck by T-Dog Jenkins April 30, 2005

Roughneck 

n. a construction worker, driller, miner, or roofer, from working outside in the sun, and because they often fit the definition given above.

c.f. blue collar, leatherneck

Roughneck by wayfarer May 5, 2005

Roughneck 

Usually a younger guy that works on an Oil Drilling Rig, makes more $$$ than a starting Physician, Lawyer, or Engineer working half the year and blow it all. They’re easily spotted because they instantly “Ball” with a new lifted truck and then other shit like a side by side, jet ski, dirt bikes ect. They blow through thousands till oil takes a shit and get laid off. The most popular Roughneck line is “Please God just one more boom!! I promise I’ll save it this time!!” But it never happens..

Truck Slut Andrea: Damn Nichole look at that Roughneck and his sexy Duramax!! I’d love to fuck him tonight 🤤

Truck Slut Nichole: Oh Fuck off Nichole!! Either I’m riding him tonight or we both are!

Roughneck by Vag Pounder0873 October 2, 2019

Roughneck 

An uncouth, low IQ, blue-collar worker making more money than the average starting physician, lawyer, or engineer, yet nothing to show for it, unless it's a monster truck or double-wide trailer because they spend most of their money on booze and women. Most of them live on the Texas or Louisiana coast and Alaska's Mat-Su Valley when they aren't working. Roughneck women that work in those oilfield environments often have a chip on their shoulder and distrust or dislike of men that are kind, intelligent, or courteous.

Roughneck Redneck Good Ole Boy

Roughneck by waspcoloredstain June 5, 2013

roughneck 

one who is likeing unto a thug or of thuggish who is most likely to be associated with organized crime, he could be in a gang but not always in a gang.

gang affliated characters in the movie "Boys in da Hood"

roughneck by Quincey Arrington May 13, 2005