Red-headed stepchild

Term from rural America describing person who is socially outcast and easily picked on. Usually meeting the business end of a fist, boot, broomstick, bat, broken bottle, and/or foreign objects of injurious force. Often at the end of the tag line, "I'll beat you like a..."

"Hey you boy, yeah you. We don't take kindly to new folk lookin' funny like that. You best be leavin' or I'll beat you like a red-headed stepchild"

by Bloody Abo September 5, 2006

a red headed stepchild's rental mule

Something or someone needing or getting a very severe beating.

The next time l catch you punks hanging around my girls, l will beat you like a red headed stepchild's rental mule!!!

by I, Wreckerrr October 10, 2016

Red Headed Step Child

A stepchild might be singled out for abuse. But a red-headed stepchild (who presumably looks like his or her absent birth-parent) might be abused even more because he or she is so obviously different from the other children.

Myles was the red-head step child of the family, he was never invited to the family reunions.

by Laura Hall January 7, 2004

red headed step child

an unwanted, (ashamed of) child. Less than desired child

Mike was the red headed step child of the family, treated pretty shabbily.

by Laura Hall January 7, 2004

beat like a red headed step child

a tired simile meaning to beat badly. A fresher phrase would be to "beat like a fat kid stealing lunches"

The prosecutors got beat like a fat kid stealing lunches.

by mandingoe June 5, 2004

red headed step child

A bashling. Some one who is singled out for emotional abuse and/or physical abuse. Some one who gets purposely written out of their inheritance. Some one with no birth rights. Some one purposely neglected financially. The unfavored one.

In my father's family I was just a red headed step child.

by auntie allgood April 9, 2015

red headed step-child

Derives its meaning from the idea that;
1. Red heads are to be avoided
2. That step children are to be avoided.

So the idea of the both combined is doubly hateful

"beat him like a red headed step-child"

by mrforde August 22, 2006