Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coonass

/ˈkunæs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coonass
IPA: /ˈkunæs/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Offensive

Example Sentences

"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"

Etymology

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).

Usage

Offensive

Inflected Forms

coonasses (plural) coon-ass (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

hillbilly redneck

Synonyms

Cajun

Questions

How do you pronounce coonass?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkunæs/.
What does coonass mean?: A Cajun (a member of the ethnic group descending from Acadia, living primarily in Southern Louisiana).
Where does coonass come from?: 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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