redneck
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USAGE NOTE
The history of this word is so intertwined with U.S. culture that it cannot be accurately translated into Spanish. It was originally used to describe working-class white laborers, especially those from the southern United States. Nowadays, it is also commonly used pejoratively to refer to the attitudes or political views stereotypically associated with those from southern and/or rural communities in the United States.
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el campesino (M), la campesina (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The candidate's policies were aimed at meeting the concerns of Texan rednecks and fashionable New Yorkers alike.Las políticas del candidato pretendían abarcar las preocupaciones de los campesinos tejanos tanto como las de los neoyorquinos de moda.
2. (pejorative) (hick)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. el palurdo (M), la palurda (F) (pejorative)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Only rednecks go to that bar. - Hey, I'm a redneck...and proud of it!Solo los palurdos van a ese bar. - Oye, yo soy palurdo...¡y estoy orgulloso de ello!
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. de campesinos
The program provides an insight into redneck communities, exploring the issues affecting the South today.El programa nos ayuda a entender las comunidades de campesinos, explorando los temas que afectan al sur de los Estados Unidos hoy en día.
4. (pejorative) (provincial)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. palurdo (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
I thought I could escape redneck attitudes by moving to the big city, but I was wrong.Pensé que con irme a vivir a la metrópoli podía escaparme de actitudes palurdas, pero estaba equivocada.
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