Meaning of oil trash | Babel Free

Definitions

An uncultured, rowdy roughneck employed in the petroleum industry, especially a "white trash" person if used negatively.

ethnic, idiomatic, pejorative, slang, slur, sometimes, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

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