▁A ▁rural ▁white ▁person , ▁esp . ▁one ▁from ▁App al ach ia ▁or ▁the ▁O z arks . ▁Red ne ck ▁ ▁( US ) ▁A ▁rural ▁white ▁person . ▁There ▁are ▁varying ▁possible ▁et ym ologies ▁for ▁this ▁term . ▁Prim arily ▁used ▁to ▁denote ▁lower - class ▁rural ▁whites . ▁Sw amp ▁Yan kee ▁ ▁( US ) ▁Ref ers ▁to ▁rural ▁white , ▁Ang lo - S ax on , ▁Protest ant ▁far mers ▁in ▁New ▁England , ▁particularly ▁in ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁and ▁eastern ▁Connecticut . ▁Te uch ter ▁ ▁( UK ) ▁A ▁person ▁from ▁rural ▁parts ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁for ▁example ▁the ▁G à id he alt ach d , ▁Northern ▁Scotland , ▁Gall ow ay ▁and ▁the ▁B orders . ▁West ie / W esty ▁ ▁( Austral ia , ▁N Z ) ▁A ▁person ▁from ▁the ▁western ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁A uck land ▁or ▁Sydney , ▁the ▁sl ur ▁imp lying ▁lower ▁class . ▁W ool ly back ▁ ▁( UK ) ▁Gener ally ▁used ▁by ▁sc ous ers ▁to ▁indicate ▁someone ▁from ▁outside ▁of ▁Mer se ys ide , ▁but ▁indicating ▁a ▁certain ▁rust ic ▁simplicity , ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁not ▁having ▁Liverpool ' s ▁" gl am orous ▁s oph istic ation ". ▁S light ly ▁off ensive . ▁Yan kee / Y ank ▁ ▁( US ) ▁A ▁person ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁More ▁specifically , ▁a ▁person ▁from ▁the ▁Northern ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Even ▁more ▁specifically