coon

coon  (kn)

n.

1. Informal A raccoon.

2. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a Black person.

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[Short for raccoon.]

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coon

Noun

1. Informal short for raccoon

2. Offensive slang a Negro or Australian Aborigine

3. S African offensive a person of mixed race

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	coon - an eccentric or undignified rustic; "I'll be a gone coon when the battle starts" rustic - an unsophisticated country person
	2.	coon - (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga" jigaboo, nigga, nigger, nigra, spade derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language Black person, blackamoor, Negro, Negroid, Black - a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
	3.	coon - North American raccoon common raccoon, common racoon, Procyon lotor, ringtail racoon, raccoon - an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America