coon

• Nom ayant plusieurs sens : raton laveur d'Amérique du Nord ; terme informel et souvent péjoratif pour désigner une personne rustre ou excentrique ; et insulte ethnique extrêmement offensante.

A noun with multiple meanings: a North American raccoon; an informal, often derogatory term for a rustic or eccentric person; and an extremely offensive ethnic slur.

1. RaccoonB1informalamerican

   A North American nocturnal mammal with a bushy ringed tail and a black mask-like marking across its eyes.

   raton laveur

   • A coon was rummaging through the trash cans last night.
   • We saw a family of coons near the creek.
   • The coon climbed the tree quickly when it heard the dog.

   Synonymesraccoon

2. Eccentric rustic personC2informal

   An old-fashioned term for a person considered to be odd, unsophisticated, or from a rural background.

   Rustre excentrique

   • The old coon down the road tells strange stories.
   • He's a bit of a coon, living alone in the woods.
   • They called him a coon because of his peculiar habits.

   Synonymesbumpkinclodhopperruberusticyokel