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Term of derrogation used by Hispanics to refer to another Hispanic who emulates or kisses up to Anglo-Americans for purposes of social climbing. It means "brown on the outside, white on the inside."
We thought Bustamante would be the first Hispanic Governor of California since it was part of Mexico, but after he lost the lection everyone said he was just another cocoanut.
cocoanut by Joel Parker November 22, 2003
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A person of Indian descent who acts white.
Look at that cocoanut hanging out with those white girls at the Gap.
Cocoanut by M O Thomas October 20, 2008

cocoanut head 

a cocoa nut headed person. aka a retard, or may be used to refer to somebody being a fuckassed tard face.
cocoanut head by santaklaas December 13, 2008
A person who is obsessed wif hot chocolate.
Jed is such a cocoanut that he actually looks forward to an extra-chilly winter, since colder weather prompts more people to offer visitors a steaming cup of da sweet brown "muddy stuff".
cocoanut by QuacksO September 30, 2018

Cocoanut moment 

When someone unironically says some really stupid shit and its funny as fuck

or
when someone has a brain boom and our meer ape brains could never hope to understand their logic
hey man, what do you think Nutella is made of?

bro probably cocoa nuts.

this is a cocoanut moment because person 2 said something so dumb without thinking and it ended up being really funny
Cocoanut moment by KZMI November 8, 2020

Eternity leave 

When some resigns or retires from a job, they are on "eternity leave". This can also refer to someone who has passed away, especially someone who worked somewhere for a long time, retired/resigned, then passed away later.
Oh I'm sorry, you didn't know that Kelly is on eternity leave? She resigned and moved to Hawaii!

With regrets I would like to inform you that my boss is officially on eternity leave. I will never see or hear them again. Ever.
Eternity leave by LingDanc803 February 7, 2023
Word of the Day on July 23, 2026