The difference between Redneck and Whitey
When used as nouns, redneck means a poor, rural, especially white, person from the southern united states, whereas whitey means a white person, a person of european descent.
check bellow for the other definitions of Redneck and Whitey
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Redneck as a noun (slang, pejorative):
A poor, rural, especially white, person from the Southern United States; especially, one who is regarded as unsophisticated, rude, racist, arrogant, lowbrow, etc.
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Redneck as a noun (historical, slang, US):
Any of the miners who wore red bandanas for identification during the West Virginia mine war of 1921.
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Redneck as a noun (historical, slang, US):
A member of a certain Baltimore street gang, active in 1859.
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Redneck as a noun (UK, archaic, 19th and 20th centuries):
A Roman Catholic.
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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.