oil trash
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An uncultured, rowdy roughneck employed in the petroleum industry, especially a "white trash" person if used negatively.
Derogatory; Slang; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "1986, World oil: Volume 203, Issues 1-6, link One of my biggest complaints in this mess is that oil people are not speaking out. I am third generation oil trash, and beyond my personal loss in business, I love this industry and the people who gave it birth."
- "We kicked on to a few more bars, having a good time, until a group of drunk American businessmen called us “oil trash” and shoved Erwin. We were not dressed like oil trash, we didn't draw attention to ourselves or look for trouble."
- "Never called anybody “oil trash.” Never had a bad word for anybody."