Talk:ace boon coon

Why is the racist term "coon" used in a term for a valued friend of any race? Equinox ◑ 16:41, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Tony Thorne's Dictionary of Contemporary Slang calls ace boon coon "an item of black street-talk". Equinox ◑ 23:43, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

Although the earliest attestation for "ace boon coon" is 1962 according to Merriam-Webster, apparently there was a song called "Ace Coon Boon" with a copyright registration of 15 June 1959 by the Trinidad and Tobago–born American singer Aki Aleong.[1] Nosferattus (talk) 13:58, 4 June 2023 (UTC)