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coon

Pronunciation: /kun/

The English word “coon” has 13 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A black person.
  2. A raccoon.
  3. A black race traitor.
  4. A member of a colorfully dressed dance troupe in Cape Town during New Year celebrations.
  5. A coonass; a white Acadian French person who lives in the swamps.
  6. A sly fellow.
  7. A black person who "plays the coon"; that is, who plays the dated stereotype of a black fool for an audience, particularly including Caucasians.

verb

  1. To hunt raccoons.
  2. To traverse by crawling, as a ledge.
  3. To crawl while straddling, especially in crossing a creek.
  4. To fish by noodling, by feeling for large fish in underwater holes.
  5. To play the dated stereotype of a black fool for an audience, particularly including Caucasians.
  6. To steal.

Etymology

Clipping of raccoon.

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