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Coon

noun

An eccentric or undignified rustic.

(ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person. Synonyms: jigaboo, nigga, nigger, nigra, spade.

North American raccoon. Synonyms: common raccoon, common racoon, Procyon lotor, ringtail.

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"Coon" Quotes from Famous Books

... a time, 'twuz er ole Rabbit an' er ole Fox and er ole Coon: an' dey all lived close togedder; an' de ole Fox he had him er mighty fine goober-patch, w'at he nuber 'low nobody ter tech; an' one mornin' atter he git up, an' wuz er walkin' 'bout in his gyarden, he seed tracks, an' he foller de tracks, an' ...

— Diddie, Dumps & Tot - or, Plantation child-life • Louise-Clarke Pyrnelle

... Ninian, "think of all those Yankees killing each other so that niggers might wear spats and top hats and sing coon songs in the music halls!... Damn ...

— Changing Winds - A Novel • St. John G. Ervine

... Tom, don' go fo' to punish 'em," burst out old Aleck Pop. "I—I don't s'pose dey meant any great ha'm, even do dey did t'row dat stream of wattah right in dis yere coon's mouf;" and he smiled broadly, showing a row of ivories, rather ...

— The Rover Boys at Colby Hall - or The Struggles of the Young Cadets • Arthur M. Winfield

... guests of honor were simply loaded and garlanded with flowers. They were presented with baskets of sweet peas by the Y. W. C. A., yellow blossoms by the suffrage club, red, white and blue by the Datus Coon corps; bouquets of white roses by the W. C. T. U., of red and white carnations in a holder of blue satin by Heintzelman W. R. C., of red roses by the Woman's League, of pink roses by the Jewish women. There was music by an orchestra as an accompaniment to the ...

— The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) • Ida Husted Harper

... of this most stalwart and defiant Kentuckian. He charges critical batteries with the force of Harney's dragoons. We accordingly surrender at discretion. Captain Scott need but to point his rifle, and the coon comes down ...

— Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 • Various

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