coonass

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coonass

/ˈkunæs/

Rhymes with -unæs

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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).

noun coonasses · coon-ass

ethnic, offensive, slur, sometimes A Cajun (a member of the ethnic group descending from Acadia, living primarily in Southern Louisiana). 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
Similar: Cajun

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noun slur

Français	coonass, cul de chaoui

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@misc{coonass_2026,
  title = {coonass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coonass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}