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COON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does coon mean?
• COON (noun)
The noun COON has 2 senses:
1. an eccentric or undignified rustic
2. North American raccoon
Familiarity information: COON used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An eccentric or undignified rustic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
I'll be a gone coon when the battle starts
Hypernyms ("coon" is a kind of...):
rustic (an unsophisticated country person)
Sense 2
Meaning:
North American raccoon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
common raccoon; common racoon; coon; Procyon lotor; ringtail
Hypernyms ("coon" is a kind of...):
raccoon; racoon (an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America)
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