Coonass
//ˈkunæs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Cajun (a member of the ethnic group descending from Acadia, living primarily in Southern Louisiana). ethnic, offensive, slur, sometimes
"Then I took off a-running like a motorcycle / Heard the bullets whining and the sirens wail / It took half the cops in Dallas County / Just to put one coonass boy in jail"
Synonyms
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More examples"Then I took off a-running like a motorcycle / Heard the bullets whining and the sirens wail / It took half the cops in Dallas County / Just to put one coonass boy in jail"
Etymology
Uncertain. Commonly explained through various dubious or outright disprovable folk etymologies, as discussed in Sexton's article Cajun or Coonass? Exploring Ethnic Labels in French Louisiana Regional Discourse (2009).
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