Piney

Piney
A member of the white laboring class living in southern New Jersey USA - often used disparagingly. Derived from the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. See redneck for southern United States equivalent.

Did you see Joe's rusted out pickup truck? What a Piney!


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  • Piney — Pin ey, a. [Of East Indian origin.] A term used in designating an East Indian tree (the {Vateria Indica} or piney tree, of the order {Dipterocarpe[ae]}, which grows in Malabar, etc.) or its products. [1913 Webster] {Piney dammar}, {Piney resin},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Piney — may refer to: * Piney (Pine Barrens Resident), a derogatory term for a resident of the New Jersey Pine BarrensPiney is also the name of several places: * Piney, Aube, France * Piney, Arkansas, USA * Piney Woods, Texas, USA …   Wikipedia

  • PINEY — nomen illustris Familiae, quae Lucenburgensis seu Luxem burgicae ramus est. In hac enim Petrus Lucenburgius Comes de Conversan, de Brienne et de S. Paul, cum tres praecipue filios habuisset, Ludovicum. Theobaldum et Iacobum. Ille Comes de S. Paul …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Piney — Piney, AR U.S. Census Designated Place in Arkansas Population (2000): 3988 Housing Units (2000): 1868 Land area (2000): 6.540906 sq. miles (16.940867 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.590261 sq. miles (1.528769 sq. km) Total area (2000): 7.131167 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Piney, AR — U.S. Census Designated Place in Arkansas Population (2000): 3988 Housing Units (2000): 1868 Land area (2000): 6.540906 sq. miles (16.940867 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.590261 sq. miles (1.528769 sq. km) Total area (2000): 7.131167 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Piney — Pin ey, a. See {Piny}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Piney — (spr. Pineh), Stadt im Arrondissement Troyes des französischen Departements Aube; 1500 Ew.; wurde 1577 zu einem Herzogthum (Luxemburg genannt) erhoben …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • piney — [pī′nē] adj. pinier, piniest 1. abounding in pines 2. of or like pines; esp., having the odor of pines …   English World dictionary

  • Piney — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pinay et Pinet (homonymie).  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différentes localités partageant un même nom. Piney, municipalité rurale canadienne du Manitoba Piney, commune française de l …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Piney, S. — S. Piney, Patron einer Kirche im Gebiete Vivarais, gab seinen Namen dem Flecken Saint Piney Peroutiers. (Mg.) …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • Piney — 1 Original name in latin Piney Name in other language State code FR Continent/City Europe/Paris longitude 48.36366 latitude 4.33325 altitude 119 Population 1252 Date 2009 07 29 2 Original name in latin Piney Name in other language State code US… …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

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