Peckerhead vs. Peckerwood

Peckerheadnoun

A dickhead: an unpleasant, stupid or mean person.

Peckerheadnoun

(US) An electric motor's terminal connection or wiring box.

Peckerheadnoun

an aggressive, objectionable person.

Peckerwoodnoun

A woodpecker.

Peckerwoodnoun

(Southern US) A peckerwood sawmill.

Peckerwoodnoun

A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant, rustic, or bigoted.

Peckerwoodnoun

A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.

Peckerwoodnoun

bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects

Peckerwoodnoun

a white person, especially a poor one

Peckerwood

Peckerwood is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture related to prison gangs and outlaw motorcycle clubs.