coonass

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/ˈkunæs/

noun

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

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Cajun
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Meanings

nouncoonass (plural coonasses)

plural coonasses · alternative coon-ass

  1. ethnicoffensiveslursometimesA 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

    1971, Charlie Daniels, “Trudy”, in Charlie Daniels

    Synonyms: Cajun

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Cajun (a member of the ethnic group descending from Acadia, living primarily in Southern Louisiana).

Similar
Cajun
Also see
cajun

Origin

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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Translations

French coonass, cul de chaoui
  • coonassslur
  • cul de chaouislur
Polish Cajun
  • Cajunslur

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cassoon
Cite this entry
APA

coonass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coonass

MLA

“coonass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coonass. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coonass,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coonass.

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