coon

FREQ #25018

n. 浣熊, 狡滑的人, 黑人

发音

US /kun/
其它
UK /kuːn/

词形变化

coons 复数 coons cooned cooning coons 三单 cooning 现在分词 cooned 过去式 cooned 过去分词

别名

'coon

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A black person.

    贬义 冒犯 俚语
  2. 2.

    A raccoon.

    非正式

    1865, Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod, Chapter IX. "The Sea and the Desert", page 187. He also said that minks, muskrats, foxes, coons, and wild mice were found there, but no squirrels.

    How about a glen bong for you and your 'coon?

  3. 3.

    a black race traitor.

    贬义 冒犯 俚语
  4. 4.

    A member of a colorfully dressed dance troupe in Cape Town during New Year celebrations.

    南非 非正式
  5. 5.

    A coonass; a white Acadian French person who lives in the swamps.

  6. 6.

    A sly fellow.

    美国 过时
  7. 7.

    A black person who "plays the coon"; that is, who plays the dated stereotype of a black fool for an audience, particularly including Caucasians.

    非裔美国英语
v.
  1. 1.

    To hunt raccoons.

    非正式
  2. 2.

    To traverse by crawling, as a ledge.

    体育
  3. 3.

    To crawl while straddling, especially in crossing a creek.

    非正式

    There is a little ledge low on the face of the cliff, and by this with careful “cooning” one may reach a recession in the rock which makes a lovely arm chair.

  4. 4.

    To fish by noodling, by feeling for large fish in underwater holes.

    非正式
  5. 5.

    To play the dated stereotype of a black fool for an audience, particularly including Caucasians.

    非裔美国英语

    From the classic toasts to the dirty dozens to the early blues⁵⁰ and now to gangsta rap lyrics—why not consider it all just a bunch of niggers cooning for the white man’s delight and dollars?

  6. 6.

    To steal.

    非正式 过时

    Cooning water-melons [sic.] was a common custom, and young people would go out at night on such parties. To prevent any raids on our melon patch Grandfather set a trap alarm—which brought disaster.

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相关短语

词源

Clipping of raccoon.

来源:wiktionary