Definition
Originally referring to white rural laborers; now often a derogatory term for working-class whites from the rural South.
Etymology
From the literal sunburned necks of outdoor laborers, first recorded in the 1830s. Later became a class-based term, sometimes reclaimed with pride by rural communities, other times used pejoratively by outsiders.
Kelly Says
The journey of 'redneck' from descriptive term (literally red neck from sun exposure) to complex cultural identifier shows how physical characteristics can become loaded with social meaning. Today it's simultaneously an insult, a badge of honor, and a marketing demographic.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቀስዋማ ቀርቀራ
keh-swa-mah keh-rkeh-rah
ARالعربية
عنق أحمر
eunq ahmar
BNবাংলা
লাল গর্দন
laal gardan
CACatalà
coll vermell
koh-yell veh-meh-yell
CSČeština
červený krk
cheh-rveh-nee kerk
DADansk
rød hals
rohd hahls
DEDeutsch
Rotnacken
roht-nah-ken
ELΕλληνικά
κόκκινο λαιμό
koh-kee-noh lah-ee-moh
ESEspañol
cuello rojo
kweh-yoh roh-hoh
FAفارسی
گردن سرخ
gardan sorkh
FISuomi
punainen kaula
poo-neh-ehn kow-lah
FRFrançais
cou rouge
koo roozh
GUGU
લાલ ગરદન
laal gardan
HAHA
wuya baƙi
woo-yah bah-kee
HEעברית
עורף אדום
oh-ref ah-doom
HIहिन्दी
लाल गर्दन
laal gardan
HUMagyar
vörös nyak
voh-rehsh nyahk
IDBahasa Indonesia
leher merah
leh-ehr meh-rah
IGIG
ọkpọ ọbara
oh-kpoh oh-bah-rah
ITItaliano
collo rosso
koh-yoh roh-zoh
KKKK
қызыл мойын
qyzyl moyyn
KMKM
កន្ទុយក្រហម
kondoy krahom
MSBahasa Melayu
leher merah
leh-ehr meh-rah
MYမြန်မာ
အနီရင်း
ah-nee yin
NLNederlands
rode nek
roh-deh nek
NONorsk
rød hals
rohd hahls
PAPA
ਲਾਲ ਗਰਦਨ
laal gardan
PLPolski
czerwony kark
cheh-rvoh-nee kahrk
PTPortuguês
pescoço vermelho
peh-skoh veh-meh-yoo
RORomână
gât roșu
gah-t roh-shoo
RUРусский
красный воротник
krah-sniy voh-roh-nee-k
SVSvenska
röd hals
rehd hahls
SWKiswahili
shingo nyekundu
shee-ngoh nyeh-koon-doo
TAதமிழ்
சிவப்பு கழுத்து
shivappu kazhuththu
TEతెలుగు
ఎర్ర మెడ
erra meda
TLTL
pulang leeg
poo-lahng leh-ehg
TRTürkçe
kırmızı boyun
kur-meez buh-yoon
UKУкраїнська
червоний комір
cheh-rvoh-nee-y koh-meer
URاردو
لال گردن
laal gardan
VITiếng Việt
cổ đỏ
koh doh
YOYO
orí àlà
oh-ree ah-lah
ZUZU
inhlanga emnyama
een-khlah-ngah em-nyah-mah