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词汇 peckerwood
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Definition of peckerwood in English:

peckerwood

noun ˈpɛkəwʊdˈpɛkərˌwʊd
US derogatory, informal
  • A white person, especially a poor one.

    〈美,非正式,常贬〉(尤指贫穷的)白人

    another peckerwood with a bad attitude
    as modifier peckerwood territory

Origin

1920s: from a reversal of the elements of woodpecker, originally a dialect word for the bird, used commonly in Mississippi and Tennessee.

Definition of peckerwood in US English:

peckerwood

nounˈpekərˌwo͝odˈpɛkərˌwʊd
US derogatory, informal
  • A white person, especially a poor one.

    〈美,非正式,常贬〉(尤指贫穷的)白人

    another peckerwood with a bad attitude
    as modifier peckerwood territory

Origin

1920s: from a reversal of the elements of woodpecker, originally a dialect word for the bird, used commonly in Mississippi and Tennessee.

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