Martin Lucifer Coon

proper noun

Martin Luther King Jr..

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:Martin Lucifer Coon.”

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. derogatoryethnicoffensiveslangslurMartin Luther King Jr..

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Martin Lucifer Coon.

Origin

From Martin + Lucifer (“equating him to the devil”) + coon (“a derogatory term for a black person”), the latter two chosen for similarity to Luther and King. First use appears c. 1964. See citations page.

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APA

Martin Lucifer Coon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Martin%20Lucifer%20Coon

MLA

“Martin Lucifer Coon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Martin%20Lucifer%20Coon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Martin Lucifer Coon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Martin%20Lucifer%20Coon.

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