coon /kuːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] informal
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: raccoon ]
1 . American English a ↑ raccoon
2 . taboo a very offensive word for a black person. Do not use this word.
coon /kuːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] informal
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: raccoon ]
1 . American English a ↑ raccoon
2 . taboo a very offensive word for a black person. Do not use this word.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012