Coontown

English

Etymology

coon +‎ town

Proper noun

Coontown

  1. (US, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) An area mainly populated by black people.
    • 2005 December 7, Bret Ludwig, “Are You Fucking Kidding Me?”, in alt.atheism.holysmoke‎ (Usenet):
      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.
    • 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:
      “Pretty sure. Black folk don't usually come this far through the woods and white folks almost never go through the woods toward 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):
      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.

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