Coon

Noun

 * 1)  A raccoon.
 * 2)  A black person.
 * 3)  A person who is a member of a colourfully dressed dancing troupe in Cape Town during New Year celebrations.
 * 4) A coonass.

Derived terms

 * coon cat
 * coonhound
 * coon hound
 * coonskin
 * coon's age

Verb

 * 1)  To hunt racoons.
 * 2)  To crawl while straddling, especially in crossing a creek.
 * 3)  To fish by noodling, by feeling for large fish in underwater holes.
 * 4)  For an African American, to play the dated stereotype of a black fool for an audience, particularly including Caucasians.
 * 5)  To steal.

Derived terms

 * coon it