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Shitkicker
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a coarse, unsophisticated, or rough rural person, typically implying low-class or redneck behavior
Dialect
American
AmericanOffensive
Slang
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
shitkickers
What is the origin of the term "shitkicker" and how is it used?
"Shitkicker" appeared in American slang in the mid-20th century, combining "shit" as an intensifier with "kicker," referring to someone who works or walks in dirty rural conditions, like farms or ranches. It came to describe a coarse, unsophisticated rural person, often implying low social status or stereotypical "redneck" behavior. The term is used in insults, regional stereotypes, or sometimes self-referential humor. It is vulgar and derogatory, though occasionally reclaimed in a joking or proud rural identity sense.
Examples
The city guys looked down on the local shitkickers drinking at the bar.
