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Pikey is a slang term, which may be pejorative when so intended, used mainly in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales to refer to people who are of the Traveller Community, a lower-class person, regarded as coarse or disreputable. The word "piker" is sometimes used in the United States,〔David McCullough, ''Truman'', p. 274 (Simon and Schuster, 2003) ISBN 978-0-7432-6029-9, found at (Google books ). Accessed 3 February 2010.〕 but a piker in Australia and New Zealand is someone who refuses to do something within a group. It is not well received among Irish Travellers or Romas, as it is considered an ethnic slur. ==Medieval Period== There is some evidence to suggest that forms of the term existed in medieval literature. In Robert Henryson's Fable Collection (late 15th century), in the fable of the Two Mice, the thieving mice are referred to on more than one occasion as 'pykeris': 'And in the samin thay went, but mair abaid, Withoutin fyre or candill birnand bricht For commonly sic pykeris luffis not lycht.' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pikey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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