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coon

–noun

2.	Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a black person.

3.	a rustic or undignified person.

[Origin: 1735–45, Americanism; aph. form

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n.

Informal A raccoon.
Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a Black person.

[Short for raccoon.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
coon

short for raccoon, 1742, Amer.Eng. It was the nickname of Whig Party members in U.S. c.1848-60, as the raccoon was the party's symbol. The insulting meaning "black person" (1837) is said to be from Port. barracoos "building constructed to hold slaves for sale." Coon's age is 1843, Amer.Eng., probably an alteration of British a crow's age.

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coon
noun
1.	an eccentric or undignified rustic; "I'll be a gone coon when the battle starts"
2.	(ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga" [syn: nigger]
3.	North American raccoon [syn: common raccoon]

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Coon Rapids, MN (city, FIPS 13114) Location: 45.17405 N, 93.31109 W
Population (1990): 52978 (18098 housing units)
Area: 59.1 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55433, 55448

Coon Rapids, IA (city, FIPS 16050) Location: 41.87248 N, 94.67653 W
Population (1990): 1266 (549 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50058

Coon Valley, WI (village, FIPS 16900) Location: 43.70181 N, 91.01021 W
Population (1990): 817 (321 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54623

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Coon

Coon\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A raccoon. See Raccoon.

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coon
raccoon

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