peckerwood
/ˈpɛkərˌwʊd/
noun
- A woodpecker, especially in informal or regional use.
- A peckerwood was hammering away at the telephone pole.
- The old farmer called every woodpecker a peckerwood.
- We spotted a pileated peckerwood in the forest.
- A poor, rural white person from the southern United States, often used in a mildly derogatory or self-identifying way.
- The character in the story was a proud peckerwood from the hills.
- Some people use 'peckerwood' to describe a certain rural lifestyle.
- He called himself a peckerwood, meaning he was from the backwoods.
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