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peckerhead¹

Where it comes from

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

noun peckerheads · pecker head

  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.

    Similar: dickhead

peckerhead²

Where it comes from

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

noun peckerheads · pecker head

  1. US An electric motor's terminal connection or wiring box.

    Similar: pecker, T-box, pothead

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"peckerhead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/peckerhead. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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peckerhead. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/peckerhead

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"peckerhead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/peckerhead.

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@misc{peckerhead_2026,
  title = {peckerhead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peckerhead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}