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⚫ The word '''coon''' can refer to:
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⚫ *the ] is a breed of domestic ],
⚫ '''Coon''' may refer to:
*an ] of ] origin for people of ]n or ]n aboriginal descent,
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*a brand of ] in Australia,
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===Places=== == Fauna ==
===Butterflies===
*Paul Tunji, London
* Coon, common name of the butterfly '']''
*] in the USA,
* ], species group of the butterfly genus ''Atrophaneura'', now genus ''Losaria''
*] in the USA,
* Coon, common name of the butterfly '']''
*] in the USA,
*] in the USA,


===People=== ===Mammals===
⚫ * Coon, an alternative name for ], a breed of domestic cat
*], an American physical anthropologist,
* Coon, a diminutive of ]
*] invented a technique for fast maturation of cheese,
*] was an American screenwriter and television producer,
*], credited as a producer of ],


== People ==
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* ]
* ] ({{langx|grc|Κόων|links=no}}, {{lang|grc|Κόωνος}}), a Trojan warrior who during the Trojan War wounded Agamemnon

== Arts and entertainment==
* "]", a 2010 episode of American animated series ''South Park''
* "]", a 2009 episode of American animated series ''South Park''
* ] or Conquian, a card game

== Slang ==
* ], racial slur used pejoratively to refer to a dark-skinned person of African, Indigenous Australian, or Pacific islander heritage
⚫ * Coon Carnival, the original name for the ], a yearly minstrel festival in Cape Town, South Africa
* ], a former American restaurant chain whose trademarks and entrances were designed to look like a smiling blackface caricature of an African-American porter
* ], a genre of music that presented a stereotyped image of black people
* ] or Coon-ass, an epithet used in reference to a person of Cajun ethnicity

== Other uses ==
* ], formerly Coon cheese, an Australian brand of cheese
* ], a shortened form of the sport of raccoon hunting

== See also ==
* ]
* ] (born 1983), a Belgian hardstyle musician and DJ
* ], a type of scent hound
* ]

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Latest revision as of 07:19, 20 December 2024

Coon may refer to:

Fauna

Butterflies

  • Coon, common name of the butterfly Astictopterus jama
  • Coon, species group of the butterfly genus Atrophaneura, now genus Losaria
  • Coon, common name of the butterfly Psolos fuligo

Mammals

  • Coon, an alternative name for Maine Coon, a breed of domestic cat
  • Coon, a diminutive of raccoon

People

  • Coon (surname)
  • Coön (Ancient Greek: Κόων, Κόωνος), a Trojan warrior who during the Trojan War wounded Agamemnon

Arts and entertainment

  • "Coon 2: Hindsight", a 2010 episode of American animated series South Park
  • "The Coon", a 2009 episode of American animated series South Park
  • Coon Can or Conquian, a card game

Slang

  • Coon (slur), racial slur used pejoratively to refer to a dark-skinned person of African, Indigenous Australian, or Pacific islander heritage
  • Coon Carnival, the original name for the Kaapse Klopse, a yearly minstrel festival in Cape Town, South Africa
  • Coon Chicken Inn, a former American restaurant chain whose trademarks and entrances were designed to look like a smiling blackface caricature of an African-American porter
  • Coon song, a genre of music that presented a stereotyped image of black people
  • Coonass or Coon-ass, an epithet used in reference to a person of Cajun ethnicity

Other uses

  • Cheer cheese, formerly Coon cheese, an Australian brand of cheese
  • Coon hunting, a shortened form of the sport of raccoon hunting

See also

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