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So my idea of a redneck differs from the Oxford dictionary. The first line of the definition states something like, a blue collar working class white person from the south, e.g. a farmer with a sunburned neck, hence the term. Also mentions the derogatory usage for a southern bigot. So I continued down the rabbit hole to wikipedia and found pretty much the same thing. I was surprised that origin of the term wasn't mentioned, because it was my understanding that it came from a bloody battle between coal miners (wearing red bandanas around their necks) and the mine owners in West Virginia in the 1920s. It's an interesting story actually. Anyway no mention of that. So, I dug deeper and did find that referenced on another site but apparently the term "redneck" was first coined in England in the 1600s for a red scarf wearing group during a religious war. So yah, I learned something new and couldn't help but share this useless tidbit with you guys.
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