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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