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coon dick

noun

Etymology

From coon + dick. For the alcohol, the term was coined and used during the prohibition era of the 1930s, referring to how African Americans illegally transported it in the crotch of their pants.

  1. derived from *deg✻
  2. derived from *deg✻
  3. compounded as coon dick — “coon + dick”

Definitions

  1. Bootleg moonshine or other illegal alcohol.

    • I was beginning to think he'd run out of Fuss-X and done filled up instead of home-brewed coon dick, which meant any time now he'd be fighting whatever come near, thinking he was crawling with monkies.
    • The Deacon collected himself and the bartender walked a jar of coon dick over to Rastus.
    • We broke out the coon dick and everybody got drunk.

  2. The penis bone of a raccoon, typically used as a toothpick or good luck charm.

    • "Oh, you want to see this," says the boy. “It's a coon dick.” A tiny, leathery hit of tissue on a length of blue yarn is swung in Joel's face.
    • They were leading a discussion about coon dicks, the penises of raccoons made into necklaces and worn for good luck.
    • Ya must gotta a lucky 'Coon's Dick' in ya pocket, man. Or, ya got's-ta be cheatin', or somethin', damn!”

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see coon, dick.

    • Here she was thinking she had a strapping black Mandingo and she ended up with an Uncle Tom, Ain't no way her pussy was gon' get wet for coon dick.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA