black man vs coon

black man

noun
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, man. 

  • A male adult member of an ethnic group having dark pigmentation of the skin, typically of sub-Saharan African descent; or the appearance thereof. 

coon

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

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

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

  • A raccoon. 

  • A black person. 

verb
  • To crawl while straddling, especially in crossing a creek. 

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

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

  • To traverse by crawling, as a ledge. 

  • To hunt raccoons. 

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