Coon may refer to:

Fauna

Butterflies

* Coon, common name of the butterfly '' Astictopterus jama'' * Coon, species group of the butterfly genus ''Atrophaneura'', now genus ''Losaria'' * Coon, common name of the butterfly ''

Psolos fuligo ''Psolos fuligo'', the dusky partwing or coon, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in India. The tips of the forewings diverge outward and is a feature that is clear when they rest on vegetation. Description It is a small ...

Mammals

* Coon, an alternative name for Maine Coon, a breed of domestic cat * Coon, a diminutive of

raccoon The raccoon ( or , ''Procyon lotor''), sometimes called the common raccoon to distinguish it from other species, is a mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of , and a body weight o ...

People

Coon (surname) This is a list of notable persons with the surname Coon. * Adam Coon (born 1994), American wrestler and football player * Bill Coon (born 1959), Canadian jazz guitarist and composer * Carleton Coon, (1893–1932) co-founder of and drummer for t ...

* Coön ( grc-gre, Κόων, links=no, ), a Trojan warrior who during the Trojan War wounded Agamemnon

Arts and entertainment

* " Coon 2: Hindsight", a 2010 episode of American animated series ''South Park'' * " The Coon", a 2009 episode of American animated series ''South Park'' * Coon Can or Conquian, a card game

Slang

* Coon, a racial slur, used pejoratively to refer to a dark-skinned person of African, Australian First Nations, or Pacific island heritage. * Coon Carnival, the original name for the

Kaapse Klopse The Kaapse Klopse (or simply Klopse), formerly known as the Coon Carnival and officially called Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, is a Cape coloured minstrel festival that takes place annually on 2 January in Cape Town, South Africa. It is also re ...

, a yearly minstrel festival in Cape Town, South Africa * Coon Chicken Inn, a former American restaurant chain whose trademarks and entrances were designed to look like a smiling blackface caricature of an African-American porter * Coon song, a genre of music that presented a stereotyped image of black people * Coonass or Coon-ass, an epithet used in reference to a person of Cajun ethnicity

Other uses

* Coon cheese, an Australian brand of cheese *

Coon hunting Coon hunting is the practice of hunting raccoons, most often for their meat and fur. It is almost always done with specially bred dogs called coonhounds, of which there are six breeds, and is most commonly associated with rural life in the South ...

, a shortened form of the sport of raccoon hunting