peckerwood
/ˈpɛkəwʊd//ˈpɛkɚwʊd/
词源说明
Inversion of woodpecker. Application to white people is due to the perception that the woodpecker is a symbol of whites, whereas the crow or blackbird is a symbol of blacks.
释义
名词noun
- 1Southern US, Appalachia, slangA woodpecker.
- 2Southern US, AppalachiaA peckerwood sawmill.
- 3(US, offensive, slang, ethnic slur) 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.