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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Etymology of "redneck" Meliora #186547 08/21/2009 4:51 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass podictionary OED (online etymology dictionary) funnily, OED2 does not give an etymology, but reading the various and varied senses it seems to have different sources (the sun, red kerchiefs, anger, pellagra, religion, etc.) BTW, you can find lots of stuff online by googling in this manner: redneck etymology [in general, (word) etymology] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Etymology of "redneck" Meliora 08/21/2009 3:44 AM Re: Etymology of "redneck" Zed 08/21/2009 4:44 AM Re: Etymology of "redneck" tsuwm 08/21/2009 4:51 AM Re: Etymology of "redneck" zmjezhd 08/21/2009 1:48 PM Re: Etymology of "redneck" Jackie 08/22/2009 1:22 AM Re: Etymology of "redneck" Faldage 08/23/2009 12:04 AM Re: Etymology of "redneck" tsuwm 08/23/2009 12:26 AM Re: Etymology of "redneck" Faldage 08/23/2009 3:13 PM Re: Etymology of "redneck" twosleepy 08/23/2009 6:56 PM Re: Etymology of "redneck" tsuwm 08/23/2009 8:09 PM Re: Etymology of "redneck" Faldage 08/23/2009 9:02 PM Re: Etymology of "redneck" tsuwm 08/23/2009 9:47 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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