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Noun:

  • slang An uneducated, unsophisticated, or poor white person, typically used to describe residents (of either gender[http://www.hit-country-music-lyrics.com/redneck-woman-lyrics.html Country Music Lyrics New Country Tunes]) of the rural US.
  • slang The nickname given to miners who wore red bandanas for identification during the West Virginia mine war of 1921. [http://www.wvculture.org/hiStory/minewars.html West Virginia Division of Culture and History]

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