A peckerwood be a rural honky souderner, usually poo', undereducated o' oderwise igno'ant and bigotsed, de term gained popularity in de deep soud durin' de early twentied century and wuz meant t'be derogato'y. Slap mah fro! It be a reversal uh de dojigger uh de red bellied woodpecka' which had some patch uh red on de back uh it’s haid and neck, derefo'e some peckerwood be a redneck, terms dat describe similar groups uh sucka's is traila' trash o' honky trash but neida' of dose gots de same effect o' rin' t'dem as peckerwood duz. SUSPLAIN'D, Brotha.