- peckerwood
- noun Etymology: probably inversion of woodpecker Date: 1904 often disparaging a rural white Southerner
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Peckerwood — (or simply Wood) is a pejorative slang term coined in the 19th century by southern Black Americans to describe poor whites. This word is still widely used by southern blacks to refer to southern whites. [http://www.adl.org/hate symbols/peckerwood … Wikipedia
peckerwood — ☆ peckerwood [pek′ər wood΄ ] n. [inversion of WOODPECKER] Dial. POOR WHITE: a term of contempt … English World dictionary
peckerwood — /pek euhr wood /, n. 1. Midland and Southern U.S. woodpecker. 2. Southern U.S. Slang (disparaging and offensive). See poor white. adj. 3. Southern U.S. small or insignificant: He makes a living farming and running a peckerwood sawmill. [1825 35,… … Universalium
peckerwood — n American a white person. This derogatory term has been used by black and white alike and uses the southern American name for the red headed woodpecker (the link is the reference to that bird s red neck). The term is sometimes abbreviated to… … Contemporary slang
peckerwood — peck•er•wood [[t]ˈpɛk ərˌwʊd[/t]] n. usage: peckerwood is a dialectal term. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as insulting. dial. off Southern U.S. sl.: disp. and off. poor white • Etymology: 1825–35, amer.; inversion of… … From formal English to slang
Peckerwood Garden — is a Garden Conservation Foundation garden located in Hempstead, Texas. The garden was founded by John G. Fairey, who gathered seeds of rare and endangered plants through a series of expeditions into Mexico.The garden is located between Austin… … Wikipedia
Peckerwood Knob Cabins — (Big Cedar,США) Категория отеля: 2 звездочный отель Адрес: 63347 Hawk Lane, B … Каталог отелей
peckerwood mill — noun or peckerwood sawmill chiefly South : a small usually portable sawmill characterized by slipshod equipment and operation … Useful english dictionary
peckerwood sawmill — noun see peckerwood mill … Useful english dictionary
peckerwood — noun /ˈpɛkəwʊd/ A white person, especially a Southerner, or when regarded as ignorant or rustic. All the time I was stretched out on the infirmary cot I kept looking at the blank walls and seeing the mean, murdering faces of those Southern… … Wiktionary
