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redneckitis

noun

Etymology

From redneck + -itis.

  1. derived from *knog-✻
  2. inherited from *hnakkô✻ — “nape, neck”
  3. inherited from hnecca
  4. inherited from nekke
  5. compounded as redneck — “red + neck”
  6. suffixed as redneckitis — “redneck + itis”

Definitions

  1. The state of being a redneck (poor white person from the United States), said as if it…

    The state of being a redneck (poor white person from the United States), said as if it were due to a disease or affliction.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA