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coon
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
coon
(noun)
age
(noun)
coon
/
ˈ
kuːn/
noun
plural
coons
coon
/
ˈ
kuːn/
noun
plural
coons
Britannica Dictionary definition of COON
[
count
]
US, informal
:
raccoon
in a coon's age
—
see
1
age
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