coons

Noun

coon (plural coons)

1. (derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) A black person.
   • And that one looks Jewish, and that one's a coon! Who let all this riff-raff into the room?1979, Roger Waters, “In the Flesh”, in The Wall, performed by Pink Floyd
2. (Southern US, informal) A raccoon.
   • He also said that minks, muskrats, foxes, coons, and wild mice were found there, but no squirrels.1865, Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod, Chapter IX. "The Sea and the Desert", page 187.
3. (derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) A black race traitor.

   Synonyms:

   Oreo, Uncle Tom

4. (South Africa, informal) A member of a colorfully dressed dance troupe in Cape Town during New Year celebrations.
5. (Southern US, ethnic, slur) A coonass; a white Acadian French person who lives in the swamps.
6. (US, dated) A sly fellow.

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