Resembling or characteristic of a raccoon; having qualities associated with raccoons (an informal or dialectal term).
Formed from coon (short for raccoon, from Powhatan apocoön) with the adjectival suffix -y. Coon became standard English in the 19th century. Note: This word carries offensive connotations as a derogatory slur and should be used with extreme caution or avoided.
Coony demonstrates how informal adjectives are created in English through productive suffixes, but it's also a reminder that word histories are complicated—some words become marked or taboo due to how they've been used, even when their original formation was innocent.
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