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English
Etymology
From coon + town.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Coontown
- (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 STRICTLY in Coontown.
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