| 单词 | old coon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasold coon old coon n. chiefly U.S. (now historical) a shrewd person, esp. a politician. ΚΠ 1835 A. B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes 216 To be sure I will, my old coon—take it—take it, and welcome. 1862 Punch 1 Feb. 42/2 I guess them saucy Britishers Won't easy get to leeward Of such an all-fired smart old 'coon As William H. Seward. 1877 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 4) 436 ‘He's an old coon,’ is said of one who is very shrewd; often applied to a political manager. 1903 N.Y. Times 1 Sept. 2/7 Perryman was a sly old coon. < as lemmas |
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