disapproval If someone describes a white man, especially a lower class American from the countryside, as a redneck, they disapprove of him because they think he is uneducated and has strong, unreasonable opinions. A large Texan redneck was shouting obscenities at Ali. a person who lives in a country area of the US, is uneducated, and has strong unreasonable opinions - used in order to show disapproval
[ 'red ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English rEad; akin to Old High German rOt red, Latin ruber & rufus, Greek erythros.