coonish

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

coon +‎ -ish

Adjective[edit]

coonish (comparative more coonish, superlative most coonish)

  1. Characteristic of traditional racist stereotypes of black people.
    • 2006, Stephanie Greco Larson, Media & Minorities: The Politics of Race in News and Entertainment:
      Will Smith's early characterization of the Fresh Prince [The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, 1990-1996] was described as coonish clowning.
    • 2010, Leslie M Alexander, Walter C. Rucker Jr., Encyclopedia of African American History, page 1106:
      Both the novel and the film were accused of presenting coonish or demonizing representations of African American men.

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