Someone once greeted me by saying, 'I haven't seen you in a coon's age!' What does the greeting actually mean?
2006-12-16 18:17:04 · 5 answers · asked by chansigns 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
A slang term from the South meaning, in a long time. Although the term "coon" has been used as a raciest term to refer to black Americans, so it's not a term that I would recommend using.
2006-12-16 19:44:18 · answer #1 · answered by Henry H 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Coons Age
2016-10-01 22:21:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Haven't seen you in a long time.
2006-12-16 18:19:37 · answer #3 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A long time.
2006-12-16 18:19:24 · answer #4 · answered by spackler 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it means a racoon lives for about 10-15 years so I think it means about 10-15 years. Somethiing like that.
2006-12-16 18:20:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
it actually refers to what some soiutherners would refer to negroes as, that is 'coons. short for racoons. they dark, with stripes and rings around the eyes, and the similarity to slaves having dark skin and chains, and scars from the whips used to discipline them. seems harsh in todays social climate, but fifty years ago it was accepted as a proper term. however, unless one was around then, or if one was ignorant of the real meaning behind it, it would be a proper address, though not by myself, or anyone i know. there is a dictionary of slang available at a library, but few people really read something like that unless they need to know the origin of a word or phrase that may be spoken to them. it has some very different meanings than what some words and phrases mean today.
2006-12-16 18:33:42 · answer #6 · answered by de bossy one 6 · 0⤊ 6⤋
slang for haven't seen you in a very long time.
2006-12-16 18:47:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It actually means I have not seen you in a very long time. Leave it at that.
2006-12-16 18:19:31 · answer #8 · answered by Sparkles 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
a very long time
2006-12-16 18:24:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋