Zip Coon

See also: zip coon

English

Etymology

From a minstrel song titled Ole Zip Coon (1834) where the character made its first appearance.

Proper noun

Zip Coon

  1. A minstrel show character stereotypically depicted as an unintelligent black man incapable of assimilating into white American society.

Noun

Zip Coon (plural Zip Coons)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of zip coon.
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