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n. - North American animal; An eccentric or undignified rustic;

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Usage examples (13)
  • "That's what I called the coon's dodge of 'barking a tree,'" said Cyrus.
  • He hangs out there with the raccoon, or 'coon', that I also made reference to.
  • Clearly, the 'coon' thing and the 'dog' thing weren't helping matters much, either.
  • "You were sitting there with your eyes closed" hands were twitching like a shot 'coon's paws.
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