oil trash | Idiomator

Meaning: (slang,idiomatic,sometimes pejorative,sometimes ethnic slur)Anuncultured,rowdyroughneckemployed in thepetroleumindustry, especially a "white trash" person if used negatively.1986, World oil: Volume 203, Issues 1-6,linkOne of my biggest complaints in this mess is that oil people are not speaking out. I am third generationoil trash, and beyond my personal loss in business, I love this industry and the people who gave it birth.2007, Paul Catrer,Don't Tell Mom I Work on the Rigs: She Thinks I'm a Piano Player,page113: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.2011, Richard Ben Cramer,What It Takes: The Way to the White House,link:Never called anybody “oil trash.” Never had a bad word for anybody.

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