The difference between White trash and Whitey
When used as nouns, white trash means a poorly-educated white person or, collectively, white people of low social status, whereas whitey means a white person, a person of european descent.
check bellow for the other definitions of White trash and Whitey
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White trash as a noun (US, idiomatic, pejorative, ethnic slur):
A poorly-educated white person or, collectively, white people of low social status.
Examples:
"This white trash can't pay for his own beer."
"These lowlife characters are white trash."
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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.