coon
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USAGE NOTE
This word, as used in sense 2), is an extremely offensive racial slur that is taboo when uttered in both informal and formal contexts. The history of the word is so intertwined with race relations that it cannot be accurately translated into Spanish.
coon(
kun
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (animal) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. el mapache (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The mama coon and her baby coons made so much noise in the yard last night they woke me up.La mamá mapache y sus mapachitos hicieron tanto ruido en el patio anoche que me despertaron.
2. (extremely offensive) (general)
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
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