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Word: Peckerwood
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1920s: from a reversal of the elements of woodpecker, originally a dialect word for the bird, used commonly in Mississippi and Tennessee
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɛkəwʊd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a white person, especially a poor one
Short Definition:white person
Examples:- another peckerwood with a bad attitude
- peckerwood territory
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