zip coon
"Zip Coon" originated in 19th-century American minstrel shows and is associated with harmful racial stereotypes.
Definition
C2American Minstrelsy
(derogatory, historical, offensive)A derogatory caricature of an African American man depicted as a buffoonish dandy attempting and failing to imitate white society.
C2American Vernacular
(dated, offensive)An outdated term used to demean an African American person who accepts an inferior social status to white people.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "zip coon":