coon vs hoe

coon

verb
  • To traverse by crawling, as a ledge. 

  • 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 hunt raccoons. 

noun
  • 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. 

  • A black person. 

hoe

verb
  • To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool. 

  • To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe. 

noun
  • A piece of land that juts out towards the sea; a promontory. 

  • An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows. 

  • The horned or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias. 

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