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coon

UK/kuːn/ US/kun/ uncommon dated informal slang us

noun

1.

an eccentric or undignified rustic

  • “I”
2.

(ethnic slur) offensive name for a Black person

  • “only a Black can call another Black a nigga”
Synonyms
3.

Origin

Clipping of raccoon.

Phrases

  • coon it

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