# Anyone familiar with this racist term?

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**Created:** [July 10, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-this-racist-term/790936 "2017-07-10T17:27:44Z")\
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I always thought the “woodpile” referred to the family tree and its branches from context of the books I read it in. You learn something new each day.

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