Trailer trash
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Trailer trash (or trailer park trash) is a derogatory North American English term for poor white people. The term originates from the belief that such people often reside in trailers or mobile homes, especially in trailer parks.
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[edit] Television
The Canadian television series Trailer Park Boys is an ironic and humorous example of so-called trailer park trash. Done in mockumentary style, the show documents the misadventures of the residents of the Sunnyvale Trailer Park. See: Donald Wilson, Steven Krier, Anthony Schnieder
The Rockford Files television series also featured a trailer owned by Jim Rockford played by James Garner.
[edit] Film
The upcoming Eli Roth film Trailer Trash is a series of fake movie trailers that will be made up into a feature film. Million Dollar Baby's Maggie Fitzgerald character also comes from such a family.
[edit] Music
The song "Trailer Trash" appears on Modest Mouse's 1997 album The Lonesome Crowded West.
