coon

1) raccoon

2) Maine Coon cat

3) derogatory term for a black person

The use of this term as an ethnic slur derives from the
practice of using coonhounds (dogs trained to hunt
raccoons) to recapture escaped black slaves.

I sent Michael out with the hounds to bring back those two coons that disappeared last night.

by a pissed off raccoon November 6, 2008

coon

a word to describe a black person who does stuff for white validation

“girl have u heard about what that boy said about black people?”
“yup, he’s a coon.”

by ssamia April 17, 2021

coon

Derogatory term for black people. Similar to "nigger." Originally a shortened form of the word "raccoon," used in reference to the animal. The black eye masks and noctural habits of the animal paralleled the characteristics of typical robbers and thiefs. The stereotype was then applied to black people.

FORREST: Hi, Earl! What’s goin’ on?
EARL: Coons are tryin’ to get into school.
FORREST: Coons!? Well, raccoons try to get on our back porch, Momma just chase ’em off with a broom.
EARL: Not raccoons, you idiot, niggers. And, they want to go to school with us.
FORREST: (with much surprise) With us? They do?

by c90lap January 5, 2006

Coon

offensive —used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a Black person

ur such a coon

by slaveowner123 May 15, 2021

Coon

Brand name of an Australian cheese, once owned by an American company Kraft, but due to is racial undertones was sold back to an Australian company (Dairy Famers).

Damn I wish i had not had that whole block of coon, now I'm backed up.

by Danpat January 6, 2007

Coon

Coon is an abbreviated term for racoon, majorly derived from the word 'coonhound'. Coons are small nocturnal carnivores (Procyon lotor) of North America that are chiefly grey, they have black masks and bushy ringed tails. They live chiefly in trees, and have a varied diet including small animals, fruits, and nuts.

This is often perceived as a derogatory term for black people, however, the word is completely innocent as long as you are talking about the small, furry animal.

I haven't heard that in a coon's age.

'It was Little Ann who caught the Coon. I heard the ringtail squall when she grabbed him.' -Where The Red Fern Grows

by A Very Pissed Off Raccoon April 22, 2017

Coon

A Black male who acts White/European and is engulfed in that culture.

Look at that coon loving his white male slave owners!!

by IchiKimchi August 10, 2016