coon
Trash panda, informally
Coon is informal for raccoon, the ring-tailed mammal: We heard coons getting into the trash last night.
It also appears in compounds like coonskin cap.
Separately, coon is an extremely offensive slur for a Black person, rooted in 19th-century American racism.
The slur has made even the innocent animal sense uncomfortable in some contexts.
nocturnal
Active during darkness
forager · trash panda · bandit · fur · paws · whiskers · climber · den · woodland · scavenger
- critterssquirrel, rabbit, mouse, frog, spider
- folk namesdaddy longlegs, lightning bug, ladybug, pill bug, roly-poly
- Maine Coon catsLargest domestic breed
- Maine CoonMassive domestic cat variety
- coon houndRaccoon-hunting breed
- coon-skin hatFur hat with tail
- coon-skin capFur hat with tail
- coon dogsHounds bred for raccoons