[needmorePaine]

I thought it just came from sunburn on the back of the neck from working outdoors.

[elcid1970]

I did, too; kind of like a “farmer’s tan”.

[VRWCarea51]

#30 it did. It was a derogatory name for field workers....mostly Mexicans

[volunbeer]

I thought it just came from sunburn on the back of the neck from working outdoors.

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That is the usual explanation for the origin in the South.