What is Red Headed Stepchild?
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A person or group treated without the favor of birthright.
The boss treats this department like his red headed stepchildren.
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2.
A child who is obviously not your own, a child who is treated worse than other children in the family
I beat him like a red headed stepchild.
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With red hair being rare, a child born to non red headed parents was often assumed to be the child of an affair. Thus was treated badly, usually in the form of beatings.
I'll beat you like a red headed stepchild.
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A term that originated out of the common mistreatment and social ostracism of redheaded individuals (gingers). A redheaded individual born into(legitamately or not), or adopted into a family of non-redheads was typically subject to physical and emotional abuse, and usually short handed when it came to financial matters in the family, such as the estate or any savings the family had acquired. Today, the term can be applied to an individual or group of individuals who are outcasts, or are typically dealt the worst hand in society.
I oughta beat you like a red headed stepchild.
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The phrase was first coined by James Joyce in his smash-hit musical, Annie, in which he geniously depicts the stereotypical Irish-male's concern for slamming whiskey and disrespecting women, especially the ones from the loins of his sinner wife. (See
1) Beat that thing like a red headed stepchild.
2) Perhaps I can help you beat your red headed stepchild. With my mouth.
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A child who has red hair and is also somone's stepchild.
- My stepson John has red hair.
- Oh, so you have a red headed stepchild.
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One who is beaten often.
Man, he smacked her like she was a red headed stepchild!