Meanings
plural peckawoods
- pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of peckerwood (“white person”).
That was funny, because I know that peckawood didn't know what a cur was.
1980, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Fraser, Dizzy: To Be or Not to Bop, →ISBN, page 1792 more examples
For example we have words like ofay, pink, fade, space, Mr. Charlie, cracker, peckawood, hoojah, and so on—nice words and bitter.
[1929, Claude McKay, Banjo, published 1957, →ISBN, page 217All she heard about wuz how dey'd be kickin' a nigguh's ass ... an' dey kicked a many nigguh's ass baw, ... peckawoods, too!
1997, Steven Chennault, “Bo' An' Nem Wuz Bad!”, in "Re'lize Whut Ahm Talkin' 'Bout?", →ISBN, page 37
Origin
From its non-rhotic pronunciation.
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