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Content: Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. coon
( kuːn)
n
1. ( Animals) informal short for raccoon
2. ( Peoples) offensive slang a Black person or a native Australian
3. ( Peoples) offensive South African a person of mixed race
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
coon
(kun)
n.
usage: Definition 2 is a slur and should be avoided. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as highly insulting. — n.
1. raccoon.