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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A man having qualities held to be characteristic of certain Southern white males, such as a relaxed or informal manner, strong loyalty to family and friends, and often an anti-intellectual bias and intolerant point of view.
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- noun idiomatic A
male friend orchum , especially aschoolmate ; a man with anestablished network of friends who assist one another in social and business situations; adecent ,dependable fellow. - noun idiomatic, sometimes derogatory A
friendly ,unambitious , relativelyuneducated , sometimesracially biased white man whoembodies thestereotype of thefolksy culture of the rural southern USA.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a white male Southerner with an unpretentious convivial manner and conservative or intolerant attitudes and a strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other members of his peer group
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