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coonass 

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Coonass is a controversial term in the Cajun lexicon: to some Cajuns it is regarded as the supreme ethnic slur, meaning \"ignorant, backwards Cajun\"; to others the term is a badge of pride, much like the word Chicano is for Mexican Americans. In South Louisiana, for example, one can often see bumper stickers reading \"Warning — Coonass on Board!\" or \"Registered Coonass\" (both of which generally depict a raccoons backside). The word’s origin is unclear: folk etymology claims that coonass dates from World War II, when Cajun GIs serving in France were derided by native French speakers as conasse, meaning \"dirty whore\" or \"idiot.\" Non-French-speaking American GIs allegedly overheard the expression, converted it to the English \"coonass,\" and introduced the term back in the United States. There it supposedly soon caught on as a derisive term among non-Cajuns, who encountered many Cajuns in Gulf Coast oilfields. It is now known, however, that coonass predated the arrival of Cajun GIs in France during World War II, which undermines the conasse theory. Indeed, folklorist Barry Jean Ancelet has long rejected this theory, calling it \"shaky linguistics at best.\" He has suggested that the word originated in South Louisiana, and that it derived from the belief that Cajuns frequently ate raccoons. He has also proposed that the term contains a negative racial connotation: namely, that Cajuns were \"beneath\" or \"under\" blacks (or coons, as blacks were often called by racists). Despite efforts by Cajun activists like James Domengeaux and Warren A. Perrin to stamp out the term’s use, coonass continues to circulate in South Louisiana and beyond. Its acceptability among the general public, however, tends to vary according to circumstances, and often depends on who says it and with what intention. Cajuns who dislike the term have been known to correct well-meaning outsiders who use the epithet.
coonass by pastorchik September 29, 2003

coolass

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instead of a dumbass, someone can be a coolass...which is just one really cool person
Vince is one hell of a coolass
coolass by Katie December 14, 2003

Coonass Shower 

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A coonass shower is showering with a hose outside. It is not required to be naked, but it is recommended.
Beth and Tiffany had to work in their backyard mine for a day, and they were so dirty they had to take a coonass shower to even enter their house.
Coonass Shower by Xyerohour July 7, 2012

coonass 

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1)derogatory term for cajuns
2)term embraced by some cajuns
3) language used by such,more prominent in older cajuns
tha thur gir dun sha sum tidi, i trew da beads den she dundid drop trow fo meh
coonass by cory March 21, 2005

coonass 

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there is much debate to the origins of the word, but one fact is known. the term in no way shape or form came from anything having to do with raccoons! get it through you heads people! it morphed from a phrase in cajun french. those who are poser cajuns, of acadian decent but grew up in the city and think their shit don't stink, think of it as an ethnic slur no matter the context in which it is spoken. other cajuns that still have a sense of humor, see the name as a badge of honor except when uttered by a fucking red neck. then it becomes a racial slur.

def. - a person typically of Acadian decent that grew up in the rural areas of what is now known as Acadiana that doesn't make apologies for his simplistic lifestyle nor does the coonass put on heirs simply to satisfy the sensibilities of others. also, coonasses believe rednecks look and sound stupid.
as a badge of honor:

You could tell that Fontenot boy was a real coonass by the way he grabbed that logger head and flipped him in the boat!

as a slur:

Stuuuupid coooonaasss, he prolly taint never hear thaat theys other food than riiiiice and graaaavy.

Coonass 

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Coonass is a derogatory term for a person born/raised or still living in the bayou regions of Louisanna, usually Cajun folks, which were canadian settlers that settled in Louisianna especially in its southern regions.
A: "Did you hear that accent, I bet he's from Louisianna"
B: "Yeah, he's a Coonass"
Coonass by Some_Random_Asshat May 17, 2018
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