Hickish or redneck-related; backwater. It can also refer in a more general sense to an item or custom that has lagged hilariously behind its contemporaries or is just garishly out of place. Derived from onomatopeoia of the beginning phrases of a banjo lick, as in the infamous "Dueling Banjos" from the film Deliverance. Optimally pronounced with a bit of a twang, closely assonating the puckish thwap of a banjo string.
I usually like camping, but all these bern dernts with their generators are keeping me awake.
See that guy over there with the mullet and the Marlboro t-shirt--yeah, bern dernt. Let's get out of here.
See that guy over there with the mullet and the Marlboro t-shirt--yeah, bern dernt. Let's get out of here.
by Mike Westvleteren July 19, 2008