coon vs dude

coon

noun
  • A black person. 

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

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

  • A raccoon. 

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. 

dude

noun
  • A tourist. 

  • An inexperienced cowboy. 

  • A man, generally a younger man. 

  • A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice. 

verb
  • Usually followed by up: to dress up, to wear smart or special clothes. 

  • To take a vacation in a dude ranch. 

  • To address someone as dude. 

intj
  • A term of address, usually for a man, conveying awe, excitement, surprise, annoyance, etc. 

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