See Also: site 1, noun(dictionary)
cos site(medicine)
chi site(medicine)
off-site(dictionary)
Site(money)
on-site(dictionary)
Site(medicine)
P site(medicine)
Web site(encyclopedia)
ATT site(medicine)

coon (iou) and site 1, noun (oh)


coon (iou)



coon noun & verb. [ku:n] Chiefly N. Amer. M18.
[Abbreviation of RACOON.]
A. noun.
I.
= RACOON. M18.
II. Applied to persons.
Hist. One of the US Whigs (1834-56), who had the racoon as an emblem. M19.
A sly knowing person. colloq. M19.
A black person. slang. racially offensive. M19.
A member of any of the colourfully costumed competing Dance troupes which parade through the streets of Cape Town during an annual New Year carnival. S. Afr. E20.
Comb. & phrases: a coon's age US slang a long time; a gone coon: see GONE adjective 1; coon-dog, coon-hound US a dog trained to hunt racoons; coonskin noun & adjective (a) noun (a cap etc. made from) the skin of a racoon; (b) adjective made from coonskin; coon song arch. (now considered racially offensive) (a popular song resembling) a song sung by black people.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Creep along (a branch etc.) clinging close like a racoon. M19.

site 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin situs, from sinere 'to leave, put']
a place where something important or interesting happened
::an archaeological site
site of
::The house is built on the site of a medieval prison.
::the site of the air crash
an area of ground where something is being built or will be built
site of/for
::the site of a proposed missile base
::a site for a new airport
building/construction site
::He managed to get himself a job on a building site.
a place that is used for a particular purpose
::a camping site
site of/for
::a nesting site for birds
a website
on site
at the place where people work, study, or stay
::There's a bar, restaurant, and gym on site.