Where does the term redneck come from, and is it derogatory? It goes back at least to the 1830s where it pops up in the Carolinas to refer to a farmer that works in the sun. Over time, people like listener Richard Ramirez of Fort Worth, Texas, have...
Redneck Riviera n.— «But even the patience of this good-natured woman grew thin during her honeymoon on Florida’s Emerald Coast, also known as the “Redneck Riviera.”» —“Color outside the lines” by Sara Fernández...