coon

n 1: a an eccentric or undignified rustic; "I'll be a gone coon

when the battle starts"

2: ethnic slur; offensive name for Black person [syn: {nigger},

{spade}, {jigaboo}, {nigra}]

3: North American raccoon [syn: {common raccoon}, {common

racoon}, {ringtail}, {Procyon lotor}]

colon

":". {ASCII} character 58. Common names:

{ITU-T}: colon. Rare: dots; {INTERCAL}: two-spot.

(1995-09-25)