peckerwood in English dictionary

  • peckerwood

    Meanings and definitions of "peckerwood"

    • (US, offensive, slang) A white person, especially a Southerner, or when regarded as ignorant or rustic.
    • noun
      (Southern US, slang)
      A woodpecker.
    • noun
      (Southern US)
      A peckerwood sawmill.
    • noun
      (US, offensive, slang)
      A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant, rustic, or bigoted.
    • noun
      (prison slang)
      A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
    • noun
      bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects

    Synonyms of "peckerwood" in English dictionary

    woodpecker, pecker, piciform bird are the top synonyms of "peckerwood" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of peckerwood

    • peckerwood ( plural  peckerwoods)
    • peckerwood (plural peckerwoods)

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