A term developed by African slaves in the early nineteenth century to describe the poor, landless whites with whom they dwelt in the South. According to historian Eugene Genovese, author of Roll Jordan Roll: The World the Slaves Made, slaves developed the term as a way of looking down at poor whites, who lived in abject economic poverty, often in worse conditions than those inhabited by the slaves themselves. Although the poor whites were not considered property like the slaves, the slaves chose to view the so-called "white trash" as inferior to themselves, and members of a social echelon lower than the one they occupied themselves. (Genovese, 20-30; 58) This information does not necessarily change the the contemporary Urban Dictionary definition of the term, but it does change the term's origins and etemology. Rather than being a term made by the middle and upper class whites to define even the poor of their race as better than all non-whites, "white trash" was a term developed by poor non-whites, Afro-American slaves to contemptuously distance themselves from poor whites, whose social station they believed was even worse than their own.
Tom (a white male) : Look at those poor white people standing in line at the unemployment office, that should be proof enough that not all white people are wealthy.
John (a black male) : Indeed. They are what my great great grandmother would call White trash. I don't agree with the term myself; I'm just telling you what she would have said.
John (a black male) : Indeed. They are what my great great grandmother would call White trash. I don't agree with the term myself; I'm just telling you what she would have said.
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by Idkijustwantventi March 21, 2022
Get the Trash mug.Straight Trash is a new disparaging term utilized in Facebook discussion threads to describe something that someone doesn't like or to exaggerate displeasure with a comment posted by another person.
It is often used in a sports-related context to express annoyance or aggravation with a player's poor performance, especially a star player going through a costly slump.
The term is sometimes used ironically and is often expressed as a hashtag, #StraightTrash. The construction often takes the form of an equation: Favorite Player + Poor Performance = #StraightTrash
It is often used in a sports-related context to express annoyance or aggravation with a player's poor performance, especially a star player going through a costly slump.
The term is sometimes used ironically and is often expressed as a hashtag, #StraightTrash. The construction often takes the form of an equation: Favorite Player + Poor Performance = #StraightTrash
Baltimore Orioles' starting pitching + high ERA = Straight Trash
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Washington Capitals + NHL Playoffs = Straight Trash
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That last comment you posted = Straight Trash
#StraightTrash
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Washington Capitals + NHL Playoffs = Straight Trash
#StraightTrash
That last comment you posted = Straight Trash
#StraightTrash
by RiffGibson April 18, 2017
Get the Straight Trash mug.Slang for the mosin-nagant bolt-action service rifle, often used by members of the gun comunity. The name came to be du to the heavy trigger and cumbersome two-piece bolt design. Its also a nod to the poor quality many of the rifles have (due to the soviet governents heavy emphasis on quantity over quality)
Matt: John bought another mosin.
Tom: seriously? i thought he had enough trash rods as it was!
Matt: yea, he claims their better than other rifles.
Tom: poor guy. someones gotta teach him what a propper rifle is.
Tom: seriously? i thought he had enough trash rods as it was!
Matt: yea, he claims their better than other rifles.
Tom: poor guy. someones gotta teach him what a propper rifle is.
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