Zip Coon

See also: zip coon

English

Etymology

From an 1834 minstrel song titled "Ole Zip Coon" where the character made its first appearance.

Proper noun

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

Noun

Zip Coon (plural Zip Coons)

Alternative letter-case form of zip coon

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