featherwood

== English == === Etymology === Blend of feather +‎ peckerwood. === Pronunciation === === Noun === featherwood (plural featherwoods) (prison slang) A white female inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang. ==== Quotations ==== 1999, in Cold new world: growing up in a harder country: Angela would tear herself away from the TV and finish opening the can, declaring herself “a skin bitch, a Featherwood.” Someone at the window would shout, “Check out this Fender!” And the others would rush to the window […] 2007, Gang investigations: a street cop's guide (edited by Derrick Watkins, Richard Ashby), page 115: Any white man in prison is referred to as a "peckerwood," which is similar to "honky"; a white female would be a "featherwood." Be alert for "peckerwood" or " 100% wood" tattoos, and avoid classifying individuals as gang members based on these marks alone. === See also === peckerwood, woodpile