Zip Coon

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English

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Etymology

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From an 1834 minstrel song titled "Ole Zip Coon" where the character made its first appearance.

Proper noun

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Zip Coon

  1. A minstrel show character stereotypically depicted as an unintelligent Black man incapable of assimilating into white American society.

Noun

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Zip Coon (plural Zip Coons)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of zip coon
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