merkin

noun4

1. •
   A woman's pubic wig. Worn for nude stage appearances and by women, originally after shaving their pubic hair to eliminate lice or for other reasons, now often as a fashion item.
2. •
   (slang, offensive) An American.
3. •
   (slang) The male counterpart of a beard, a companion to a lesbian to feign her straightness.
4. •
   A mop for cleaning cannon.

adjective1

1. •
   (slang, offensive) American.

   • [P]robably a merkin reference which it is expected that the rest of the world will understand? — 1997

noun1

1. •
   A cannibalistic tribe native to the Cape York Peninsula.

   • A tribe known as the Merkins had a word, "talgoro" meaning "human-meat-waiting-to-be-taken"; what we would call a "marked man". — 2008