redneck

UK: /ˈrɛdnɛk/ US: /ˈrɛdˌnɛk/ ,(red′nek′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

red•neck or red-neck, /ˈrɛdˌnɛk/   Informal (often disparaging).
n. [countable]

1. Informal Terms an uneducated white farm laborer, esp. from the South.
2. Informal Terms a bigot or person with very backward views, esp. from the rural working class.

adj. 

3. Informal Terms Also, ˈred-ˌnecked. narrow, prejudiced, or backward in thinking.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

red•neck  (red′nek′), Informal (often disparaging).
n. 

1. Informal Terms an uneducated white farm laborer, esp. from the South.
2. Informal Terms a bigot or reactionary, esp. from the rural working class.

adj. 

3. Informal Terms Also, red′-necked′. narrow, prejudiced, or reactionary:
   a redneck attitude.

Also, red′-neck′. 

• red¹ + neck 1820–30, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

redneck / ˈrɛdˌnɛk/ noun

1. (in the southwestern US) a poor uneducated White farm worker
2. a person or institution that is extremely reactionary

adjective

1. reactionary and bigoted: redneck laws