Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Informal A raccoon.
- noun Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a black person.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A negro.
- noun The racoon, Procyon lotor: a popular abbreviation.
- noun [capitalized] In United States history, a nickname for a member of the Whig party in the earlier part of its history.
- noun A sly, knowing person: often strengthened by prefixing old. [Colloq., U. S.]
- To creep, as a coon along a branch of a tree; creep, clinging close.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A raccoon. See
raccoon .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun informal A
raccoon . - noun ethnic slur A black person.
- noun informal, South Africa A person who is a member of a colourfully dressed dancing troupe in
Cape Town during New Year celebrations. - noun A
coonass . - verb southern US, colloquial To
hunt racoons . - verb southern US, colloquial To
crawl whilestraddling , especially incrossing acreek . - verb Georgia, colloquial To
fish bynoodling , by feeling for large fish in underwater holes. - verb African American Vernacular For an
African American , to play the datedstereotype of ablack fool for an audience, particularly includingCaucasians . - verb southern US, colloquial, dated To
steal .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person
- noun an eccentric or undignified rustic
- noun North American raccoon
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Eric Lott and other scholars have argued that expressions of antiblack racism by Irish Americans—such as the lynchings of blacks during the New York City draft riots of 1863, or their invention of the word coon, or the deliberate attempts by some to belittle blacks in minstrel performances—were efforts to hide “their resemblance, in both class and ethnic terms, to ‘blackness.’”
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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"That's what I called the coon's dodge of 'barking a tree,'" said Cyrus.
Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods Isabel Hornibrook
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I have a problem with a racoon in my barn, so I set up a live trap but the coon is to big for the trap so when it is set off the door just sits on his but so he can back out of it.
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I guy mentioned them being as big as a main coon housecat, I dont know what this is but the biggest bobcat I ever caught weighed 42 pounds.
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Starting out with a rolling cage with a live coon is best.
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I guy mentioned them being as big as a main coon housecat, I dont know what this is but the biggest bobcat I ever caught weighed 42 pounds.
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I have a problem with a racoon in my barn, so I set up a live trap but the coon is to big for the trap so when it is set off th | Field & Stream
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Starting out with a rolling cage with a live coon is best.
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One of them shouted out, 'What do you call a coon in a suit?
faceless Cole, Martina 2001
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M. Stone & T. Parker used the word coon to provoke, obviously.
reesetee commented on the word coon
Originally raccoon
March 7, 2007
tbtabby commented on the word coon
And the raccoon lovers and Austrailian cheese makers are pissed about it being turned into a racial slur.
April 14, 2009