1.A black person, or person of equally dark skin rivaling that of the night.
Etymology: Coon is derived from the word Raccoon. Raccoons are have black markings over there eyes resembling a bandit mask. Are well known for sneaking into town and stealing food. The shortened version is also used as a nickname for black people, because like the raccoon they love to steal.
coon, an alternative word for “nigga” or “nigger” most commonly used in the south and was brought about around the 1700’s during slavery because slave owners thought that black people looked like “raccoons” because of their dark skin and white eyes