The difference between Poor white trash and Whitey
When used as nouns, poor white trash means white person or people employed in a servile position, for example, as a butler, whereas whitey means a white person, a person of european descent.
check bellow for the other definitions of Poor white trash and Whitey
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Poor white trash as a noun (US, obsolete, ethnic slur, used by black slaves):
White person or people employed in a servile position, for example, as a butler.
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Poor white trash as a noun (US, modern, pejorative, ethnic slur):
White trash; poor, uneducated white person or people of low social status.
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Whitey as an adjective:
Examples:
"a whitey-brown colour"
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Whitey as a noun (AAVE, pejorative, ethnic slur):
A white person, a person of European descent.
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Whitey as a noun (British, slang):
A state or bout of sickness, especially induced by cannabis use.