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| * Coon, a ], used pejoratively to refer to a dark-skinned person of African heritage, in usage mainly from the late 19th century until the 1970s | * Coon, a ], used pejoratively to refer to a dark-skinned person of African heritage, in usage mainly from the late 19th century until the 1970s | ||
| * 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 former American restaurant chain whose trademarks and entrances were designed to look like a smiling blackface caricature of an African-American porter | ||
| * Coon hunting, a ] referring to seeking to recapture escaped slaves or searching for African-Americans to victimise or assault | * Coon hunting, a ] referring to seeking to recapture escaped slaves or searching for African-Americans to victimise or assault | ||
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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 (Template:Lang-grc-gre, Κόωνος), a Trojan warrior who during the Trojan War wounded Agamemnon
Arts, entertainment, and media
Television
- "Coon 2: Hindsight", a 2010 episode of American animated series South Park
- "The Coon", a 2009 episode of American animated series South Park
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
- Coon Can or Conquian, a card game
Racially charged usage
- Coon, a racial slur, used pejoratively to refer to a dark-skinned person of African heritage, in usage mainly from the late 19th century until the 1970s
- 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 hunting, a racist expression referring to seeking to recapture escaped slaves or searching for African-Americans to victimise or assault
- 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
- Coon cheese, a cheddar cheese produced by the National Foods company in Australia, trademarked COON
- Coon hunting, a shortened form of the sport of raccoon hunting
See also
- Coons (disambiguation)
- Coone (born 1983), hard style and jumpstyle musician
- Coonhound, a type of scent hound
- Koon (disambiguation)
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