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coon
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.coon C0622800 (ko͞on)n.1. Informal A raccoon.2. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a black person.
[Short for raccoon. Sense 2, perhaps after Zip Coon, an African-American character (depicted as an upstart freeman) in the song "Zip Coon" frequently sung in 19th-century blackface minstrel shows (the character perhaps being so named in reference to the black facial mask of the raccoon and to the practice of hunting and eating raccoons frequently mentioned in minstrel show songs), possibly influenced by 19th-century slang coon, rural white American (often one of modest means and opposed to the slave-owning Southern establishment), fellow, so called in reference to the association of coonskin with American frontiersmen.]coon (kuːn) n1. (Animals) informal short for raccoon2. (Peoples) offensive slang a Black person or a native Australian3. (Peoples) offensive South African a person of mixed racecoon (kun)
n. usage: Definition 2 is a slur and should be avoided. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as highly insulting.—n. 1. raccoon. 2. Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. (a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.) [1735–45, Amer.; short for raccoon]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | coon - an eccentric or undignified rustic; "I'll be a gone coon when the battle starts"rustic - an unsophisticated country person | | 2. | coon - (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga"jigaboo, nigga, nigger, nigra, spadederogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or somethingethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or languageBlack person, blackamoor, Negro, Negroid, Black - a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) | | 3. |  coon - North American raccoon common raccoon, common racoon, Procyon lotor, ringtailracoon, raccoon - an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America |
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Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.coon eye(s)1. Discoloration in the area surrounding the eye(s) due to an accumulation of blood, as caused by periorbital ecchymosis (i.e., "black eye(s)"). A colloquial shortening of "raccoon eyes," likened to the black patches around the eyes of a raccoon. He had a pretty bad coon eye after the bully punched him in the face. I had coon eyes for several days after my car accident.2. A discoloration immediately around—and especially under—the eye(s) due to the smearing of dark-colored makeup. A colloquial shortening of "raccoon eyes," likened to the black patches around the eyes of a raccoon. She wouldn't have such a problem with coon eyes if she didn't wear so much makeup to begin with! Whenever I cry, it causes my makeup to run and give me coon eyes.3. A discoloration immediately around—and especially under—the eye(s) due to prolonged fatigue or lack of sleep. A colloquial shortening of "raccoon eyes," likened to the black patches around the eyes of a raccoon. I must not sleep very soundly because I always have these coon eyes when I wake up.See also: coona coon's ageAn exceptionally long period of time. Based on the folk belief that raccoons (shortened colloquially to "coons") had a longer-than-average lifespan. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. It will take a coon's age to get all this work finished! I haven't been on a vacation in a coon's age.See also: agefor a coon's ageFor an exceptionally long period of time. Based on the folk belief that raccoons (shortened colloquially to "coons") have a longer-than-average lifespan. I could work on this project for a coon's age, and I still wouldn't get it all done! I haven't been on a vacation for a coon's age.See also: agegone coonslang, obsolete Any person or thing that is in a position of certain death, failure, or ruin. From the image of a raccoon (commonly shortened to "coon") being hunted for its fur. Primarily heard in US. He said his business would be a gone coon if the bank doesn't approve his loan.See also: coon, goneace boom-boomOne's close friend. Oh, I'm sure he invited Dave—that's his ace boom-boom.See also: aceace boon-coonA reclaimed term in the black community for one's close friend. However, it is potentially offensive due to "coon" being a racial slur. Oh, I'm sure he invited Dave—that's his ace boon-coon.See also: acein a coon's ageIn an exceptionally long period of time. Based on the folk belief that raccoons (shortened colloquially to "coons") have a longer-than-average lifespan. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. I haven't seen you in a coon's age! How have you been? I haven't been on a vacation in a coon's age.See also: agein a coon's age and in a month of SundaysRur. in a very long time. (The coon is a raccoon.) How are you? I haven't seen you in a coon's age. I haven't had a piece of apple pie this good in a coon's age.See also: agecoon's ageAlso, a dog's age. A very long time, as in I haven't seen Sam in a coon's age, or It's been a dog's age since I went to the ballpark. The first phrase rests on the mistaken idea that raccoons ("coons") live a long time. The variant may reflect a similar assumption but the true origin is not known. [c. 1835] Also see donkey's years. See also: agegone coon, aAlso, a gone goose. A person in a hopeless situation, one who is doomed; a dead duck. For example, When he passed me, I knew I was a gone goose. These terms have survived such synonyms as gone chick, gone beaver, gone horse, and gone gander. Stephen Crane used the first in The Red Badge of Courage (1894): "I'm a gone coon this first time." [Slang; early 1800s] See also: gonefor (or in) a coon's age a very long time. North American informal 1951 William Styron Lie Down in Darkness I haven't seen him in a coon's age. See also: agea gone coon a person or thing in desperate straits or as good as dead. US informal Coon in these idioms is an informal abbreviation of raccoon . Raccoons were hunted for their fur, and a gone coon was one that had been cornered so that it could not escape.See also: coon, goneace boom-boom and ace boon-coon n. one’s good and loyal friend. (Black. Ace boon-coon is not as common as the first entry and is objected to because of coon.) Hey girlfriend, you are my ace boom-boom. Where is my old ace boon-coon, bro? See also: aceace boon-coon verbSee ace boom-boomSee also: acecoon's age, aA long time. An American expression from the first half of the nineteenth century, it is based on the mistaken idea that raccoons (or “coons”) are long-lived. They are not, but their fur, widely used from colonial times, is sturdy and long-lasting. An early example appears in black dialect in Southern Sketches (1860): “This child haint had much money in a coon’s age.”coon
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.coon: see raccoonraccoon,
nocturnal New World mammal of the genus Procyon. The common raccoon of North America, Procyon lotor, also called coon, is found from S Canada to South America, except in parts of the Rocky Mts. and in deserts.
..... Click the link for more information. .coon1. Informal short for raccoon2. Offensive slang a Black or a native Australian 3. South African offensive a person of mixed race coon
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.- noun
Synonyms for coonnoun an eccentric or undignified rusticRelated Wordsnoun (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black personSynonyms- jigaboo
- nigga
- nigger
- nigra
- spade
Related Words- derogation
- disparagement
- depreciation
- ethnic slur
- Black person
- blackamoor
- Negro
- Negroid
- Black
noun North American raccoonSynonyms- common raccoon
- common racoon
- Procyon lotor
- ringtail
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