"white trashery" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-white trashery.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: white trash + -ery Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|white trash|ery}} white trash + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} white trashery (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) The state or characteristic of being, resembling, or behaving in the manner of white trash. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Synonyms: white-trashery
    Sense id: en-white_trashery-en-noun-amEjUMl8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery

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