COON

coon

Noun

  1. A raccoon.
  2. A black person.
  3. A person who is a member of a colourfully dressed dancing troupe in Cape Town during New Year celebrations.
  4. A coonass.

Verb

  1. To hunt racoons.
  2. To crawl while straddling, especially in crossing a creek.
  3. To fish by noodling, by feeling for large fish in underwater holes.
  4. For an African American, to play the dated stereotype of a black fool for an audience, particularly including Caucasians.
  5. To steal.


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