what is a peckerwood
peckerwood (Noun). A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant or rustic. peckerwood (Noun). A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.Origin: Inversion of woodpecker, from the bird seen as the symbol of Whites, as opposed to the black crow, symbol of Blacks.eckerwood (Noun). A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant or rustic. peckerwood (Noun). A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.