Coontown en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkuntaʊn/ (General-American)
- /ˈkuːntaʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From coon + town.
Meanings
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(US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) An area mainly populated by black people.
Calmness and moderation can be typical of White people - in White societies. They have never, nowhere been characteristic of Coontown, which has always chased witches and gang-raped babies.
2005 December 7, Bret Ludwig, “Are You Fucking Kidding Me?”, in alt.atheism.holysmoke (Usenet):“Pretty sure. Black folk don't usually come this far through the woods and white folks almost never go through the woods toward Coontown.”
2011 November 2, Gary Phillips, Andrea Gibbons, Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail!: Stories of Crime, Love and Rebellion (Switchblade), PM Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC:This story could be nothing but 100% pure niggertry, even without the name. Also, what is a halfway-house full of niggers doing in a town named "Happy Valley"? If they insist on running these nigger nests, they belond^([sic]) STRICTLY in Coontown.
2017 April 24, Bob Wolfe, “It doesn't take long to realize after you start reading, this is 100% nigger!”, in soc.culture.african.american (Usenet):