"trailer trash" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-trailer trash.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} trailer trash (uncountable)
  1. (US, idiomatic, slang, derogatory) A poorly-educated, and usually white individual(s) of low social status who stereotypically reside(s) in a trailer park. Wikipedia link: trailer trash Tags: US, derogatory, idiomatic, slang, uncountable Synonyms: human dross Related terms: white trash Translations (trailer trash): Abschaum [masculine] (German)

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