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peckerwood

pec·ker·wood

UK/ˈpɛkəwʊd/ US/ˈpɛkɚwʊd/ uncommon slang us

noun

1.

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

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Inversion of woodpecker. Application to white people is due to the perception that the woodpecker is a symbol of whites, whereas the crow or blackbird is a symbol of blacks.

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