coon

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|slang|derogatory|offensive|ethnic slur}} A [[black]] person.
2. {{lb|en|informal|chiefly|Southern US}} A [[raccoon]].
3. {{lb|en|slang|pejorative|offensive|ethnic slur}} A [[black]] [[race traitor]].
4. {{lb|en|informal|South Africa}} A member of a colorfully dressed [[dance]] [[troupe]] in [[Cape Town]] during New Year celebrations.
5. {{lb|en|Southern US|ethnic slur}} A [[coonass]]; a [[white]] Acadian French person who lives in the swamps.
6. {{lb|en|US|dated}} A [[sly]] [[fellow]]. <!--Chambers 1908-->
7. {{lb|en|AAVE}} A black person who "plays the coon"; that is, who plays the dated [[stereotype]] of a [[black]] [[fool]] for an audience, particularly including [[Caucasian]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|Southern US|colloquial}} To [[hunt]] [[raccoon]]s.
2. {{lb|en|climbing}} To traverse by crawling, as a ledge.
3. {{lb|en|Southern US|colloquial}} To [[crawl]] while [[straddle|straddling]], especially in [[cross]]ing a [[creek]].
4. {{lb|en|Georgia (US)|colloquial}} To [[fish]] by [[noodling]], by feeling for large fish in underwater holes.
5. {{lb|en|African American Vernacular English|of an|African American}} To play the dated [[stereotype]] of a [[black]] [[fool]] for an audience, particularly including [[Caucasian]]s.
6. {{lb|en|Southern US|colloquial|dated}} To [[steal]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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