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IronLionZion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-04 10:12 AM
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9. definitions for redneck and grits
red·neck ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rdnk)
n. Offensive Slang

1. Used as a disparaging term for a member of the white rural laboring class, especially in the southern United States.
2. A white person regarded as having a provincial, conservative, often bigoted attitude.


grits ( P ) Pronunciation Key (grts)
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

1. A ground, usually white meal of dried and hulled corn kernels that is boiled and served as a breakfast food or side dish.
2. Coarsely ground grain, especially corn.


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