English Explanatory Dictionary

coon dick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Bootleg moonshine or other illegal alcohol.
  2. The penis bone of a raccoon, typically used as a toothpick or good luck charm.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see coon, dick.

Word forms

coon dick coondick coon-dick

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.

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