peckerwood
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈpɛkəwʊd/
Noun

peckerwood (plural peckerwoods)

  1. (Southern US, slang) A woodpecker.
  2. (Southern US) A peckerwood sawmill.
  3. (US, offensive, slang) A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant, rustic, or bigoted.
  4. (prison slang) A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
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