On 12/31/2015 4:13 PM, Ophelia wrote:
> "S Viemeister" > wrote
>> On 12/31/2015 2:16 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>>> Redneck is definitely an insult. Much more so than calling someone a
>>>> Hillbilly, because that stereotype isn't in fashion anymore - but the
>>>> nuance is the same: uneducated (low information), easily manipulated,
>>>> reactionary, conservative.
>>>
>>> Oh dear ... I give up!
>>>
>> The Scottish version of 'hillbilly' would be 'teuchter'.
>
> Ok. I have only heard it used by lowlanders to describe someone from the
> Highlands or North East although it does seem to be used in a 'put down'
> but in a friendly kind of way!
>
It IS frequently used as an insult - I've heard it more in Glasgow than
in Edinburgh - but it can also be used _by_ teuchters...