peckerhead

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English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

peckerhead (plural peckerheads)

  1. (chiefly US, derogatory) A dickhead: an unpleasant, stupid or mean person.
    Synonym: dickhead
    I dunno what this peckerhead thinks he's doin' but he's about to fall off that bridge.
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Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

peckerhead (plural peckerheads)

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