coon.
A black person.
Meaning & usage
A black person.
A raccoon.
A black race traitor.
A member of a colorfully dressed dance troupe in Cape Town during New Year celebrations.
A coonass; a white Acadian French person who lives in the swamps.
A sly fellow.
A black person who "plays the coon"; that is, who plays the dated stereotype of a black fool for an audience, particularly including Caucasians.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of raccoon.
To hunt raccoons.
To traverse by crawling, as a ledge.
To crawl while straddling, especially in crossing a creek.
To fish by noodling, by feeling for large fish in underwater holes.
To play the dated stereotype of a black fool for an audience, particularly including Caucasians.
To steal.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of raccoon.
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