pecknarm

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Meaning · English

Peckham (a suburb of the borough of Southwark, Greater London, England).

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

A Ghetto Boy told journalist Donal MacIntyre: ‘If any of those Peckham Boys come over to New Cross, this will happen.’ And he ran his finger across his throat. MacIntyre asked if the war between the Ghetto Boys and the ‘Pecknarm’ — the slang name for Peckham – was about drugs.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “pecknarm” mean?

Peckham (a suburb of the borough of Southwark, Greater London, England).

Is “pecknarm” formal or informal?

pecknarm is generally slang.