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Going to the American dictionary at dictionary dot com ...
It's the safe way to explain this thing.

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redneck
1. an uneducated white farm laborer, especially from the South.
2. a bigot or reactionary, especially from the rural working class.

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rube
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.

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hick
an unsophisticated, boorish, and provincial person; rube.

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For whatever it's worth, I have a similar association with Amos.
Asa does sound rural South to me too, but antiquated - I don't think I'd think of it if I met a child Asa.

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- mirfak