"shitkicker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɪtˌkɪkə(ɹ)/ Audio: En-au-shitkicker.ogg [Australia] Forms: shitkickers [plural]
Etymology: shit + kicker Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shit|kicker}} shit + kicker Head templates: {{en-noun}} shitkicker (plural shitkickers)
  1. (US, slang, vulgar, usually in the plural) A workboot. Tags: US, plural-normally, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-shitkicker-en-noun-TpUZweUA Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 42 23
  2. (US, slang, vulgar, offensive) A poor, rural person, especially from the southern United States. Tags: US, offensive, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Footwear, People Synonyms: redneck
    Sense id: en-shitkicker-en-noun-ZOwHe82T Disambiguation of Footwear: 6 90 4 Disambiguation of People: 5 92 3 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 42 23
  3. (US, slang, vulgar) Something unusually unpleasant or difficult. Tags: US, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-shitkicker-en-noun-0TIR3Uzg Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 42 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shit kicker, shit-kicker

Inflected forms

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