ditsoon

D2I1T1S1O1O1N1

noun

A dark-skinned person, especially an African-American.

OriginItalian tizzone →
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Meanings

nounditsoon (plural ditsoons)

plural ditsoons

  1. USderogatoryItalian AmericanA dark-skinned person, especially an African-American.

Origin

  1. Italiantizzone“a live piece of coal or wood, a firebrand”
  2. Englishditsoon

A corruption of Italian tizzone (“a live piece of coal or wood, a firebrand”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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