peckafoost

verb an old practice performed by a mid wife on primarily black male babies in lieu of circumcision. A string is tied around the foreskin which is then pulled as far as possible. A flame from a candle, lamp, etc is then applied to the strectched foreskin and burned off (foost!), hence peckafoost.

Past tense is peckafoosted.

by Mike Anderson November 8, 2005

pickarooney

A person who searches through rubbish for "valuables" on a landfill.

The Pickarooney spent the day at the dump going through rubbish bags.

by Grumpy John August 16, 2021