peckawood

English

Etymology

From its non-rhotic pronunciation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛkəwʊd/

Noun

peckawood (plural peckawoods)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of peckerwood (“white person”).
    • [1929, Claude McKay, Banjo‎[1], published 1957, →ISBN, page 217:
      For example we have words like ofay, pink, fade, space, Mr. Charlie, cracker, peckawood, hoojah, and so on—nice words and bitter.]
    • 1980, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Fraser, Dizzy: To Be or Not to Bop‎[2], →ISBN, page 179:
      That was funny, because I know that peckawood didn't know what a cur was.
    • 1997, Steven Chennault, “Bo' An' Nem Wuz Bad!”, in "Re'lize Whut Ahm Talkin' 'Bout?"‎[3], →ISBN, page 37:
      All she heard about wuz how dey'd be kickin' a nigguh's ass ... an' dey kicked a many nigguh's ass baw, ... peckawoods, too!
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