peckawood

English

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!