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peckerhead

peckerhead noun: a dickhead: an unpleasant, stupid or mean person.

Noun (1)

peckerhead (plural peckerheads)

  1. (US, derogatory) A dickhead: an unpleasant, stupid or mean person.
    • I dunno what this peckerhead thinks he's doin' but he's about to fall off that bridge.
    Synonyms:
    dickhead

Noun (2)

peckerhead (plural peckerheads)

  1. (US) An electric motor's terminal connection or wiring box.
    Synonyms:
    pecker, T-box, pothead

Synonyms of peckerhead

Forms of peckerhead

pluralpeckerheads
alternative formpecker head

Origin of peckerhead

From pecker + head, from pecker (“penis”).

From picker + head, alluding to the similarity between the terminal box on a motor and the rotating head of used to pick fruit.

Questions about peckerhead

What does peckerhead mean?
Peckerhead means a dickhead: an unpleasant, stupid or mean person.
What part of speech is peckerhead?
Peckerhead is a noun.
What is the plural of peckerhead?
The plural of peckerhead is peckerheads.

Words near peckerhead in the dictionary

  1. pecker head
  2. pecker heads
  3. pecker mill
  4. pecker mills
  5. pecker snot
  6. peckerhead
  7. peckerheads
  8. peckerless
  9. peckers
  10. peckerwood
  11. peckerwood sawmill

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