Crawfish, the Redneck way!

[sapphirehart]

I really truly wish I had taken my camera so that I could have some pics to show you guys what happens when you get a bunch of rednecks together with pounds and pounds of crawfish and coolers full of beer.  It was a sight to behold.

And then suddenly above the noise you could hear a cell phone starts ring.  The ringtone?  The horn from the General Lee.  Whose phone, you ask?  Terry's.

Rednecks.  Crawfish.  Beer.  What a combination.  I could only take four hours of it before I left.  Terry is still there.  I'm sure he'll come home toasted.

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[BigDun]

I'm so glad I escaped the south. Not that I don't like the south. Well, ok, maybe a little.

[Gamplayerx]

I'm so glad I escaped the south. Not that I don't like the south. Well, ok, maybe a little.

Maybe a little you like it or maybe a little you don't?  You confuzzle me.

[BigDun]

I'm so glad I escaped the south. Not that I don't like the south. Well, ok, maybe a little.

Maybe a little you like it or maybe a little you don't?  You confuzzle me.

My life is complete.

[VikingJuice]

That describes Easter last year at one of my aunt's houses in Louisiana.  They had a little over 250 lbs of crawfish and several cases of beer.  It's very rednecky, or coonass as my family calls it, but damn, cold beer and seafood do go very well together.

[Jessie]

That describes Easter last year at one of my aunt's houses in Louisiana.  They had a little over 250 lbs of crawfish and several cases of beer.  It's very rednecky, or coonass as my family calls it, but damn, cold beer and seafood do go very well together.

That's not what 'coonass' would mean here.

[Alice]

That describes Easter last year at one of my aunt's houses in Louisiana.  They had a little over 250 lbs of crawfish and several cases of beer.  It's very rednecky, or coonass as my family calls it, but damn, cold beer and seafood do go very well together.

That's not what 'coonass' would mean here.

Here either.  I think you'd get shot for saying that around here.

[Jessie]

That describes Easter last year at one of my aunt's houses in Louisiana.  They had a little over 250 lbs of crawfish and several cases of beer.  It's very rednecky, or coonass as my family calls it, but damn, cold beer and seafood do go very well together.

That's not what 'coonass' would mean here.

Here either.  I think you'd get shot for saying that around here.

You'd probably get elected to office for saying it around here.

[swolt]

That describes Easter last year at one of my aunt's houses in Louisiana.  They had a little over 250 lbs of crawfish and several cases of beer.  It's very rednecky, or coonass as my family calls it, but damn, cold beer and seafood do go very well together.

That's not what 'coonass' would mean here.

Here either.  I think you'd get shot for saying that around here.

You'd probably get elected to office for saying it around here.

yeah for real. coonass is a proud title people carry here.

[Jessie]

That describes Easter last year at one of my aunt's houses in Louisiana.  They had a little over 250 lbs of crawfish and several cases of beer.  It's very rednecky, or coonass as my family calls it, but damn, cold beer and seafood do go very well together.

That's not what 'coonass' would mean here.

Here either.  I think you'd get shot for saying that around here.

You'd probably get elected to office for saying it around here.

yeah for real. coonass is a proud title people carry here.

I think maybe I didn't make what I was saying clear.

Coonass would be a racial slur.  Around here, people tend to embrace racism.

[dazie]

coonass = racial slur
cunas = something having to do with backcountry southern types. 

I think.

[Alice]

cunas = crib in Spanish

[Jessie]

1. coonass  116 up, 8 down 

Coonass is a controversial term in the Cajun lexicon: to some Cajuns it is regarded as the supreme ethnic slur, meaning \"ignorant, backwards Cajun\"; to others the term is a badge of pride, much like the word Chicano is for Mexican Americans. In South Louisiana, for example, one can often see bumper stickers reading \"Warning — Coonass on Board!\" or \"Registered Coonass\" (both of which generally depict a raccoon's backside). The word's origin is unclear: folk etymology claims that coonass dates from World War II, when Cajun GIs serving in France were derided by native French speakers as conasse, meaning \"dirty whore\" or \"idiot.\" Non-French-speaking American GIs allegedly overheard the expression, converted it to the English \"coonass,\" and introduced the term back in the United States. There it supposedly soon caught on as a derisive term among non-Cajuns, who encountered many Cajuns in Gulf Coast oilfields. It is now known, however, that coonass predated the arrival of Cajun GIs in France during World War II, which undermines the conasse theory. Indeed, folklorist Barry Jean Ancelet has long rejected this theory, calling it \"shaky linguistics at best.\" He has suggested that the word originated in South Louisiana, and that it derived from the belief that Cajuns frequently ate raccoons. He has also proposed that the term contains a negative racial connotation: namely, that Cajuns were \"beneath\" or \"under\" blacks (or coons, as blacks were often called by racists). Despite efforts by Cajun activists like James Domengeaux and Warren A. Perrin to stamp out the term's use, coonass continues to circulate in South Louisiana and beyond. Its acceptability among the general public, however, tends to vary according to circumstances, and often depends on who says it and with what intention. Cajuns who dislike the term have been known to correct well-meaning outsiders who use the epithet.

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2. coonass  61 up, 5 down 

1)derogatory term for cajuns
2)term embraced by some cajuns
3) language used by such,more prominent in older cajuns

tha thur gir dun sha sum tidi, i trew da beads den she dundid drop trow fo meh

by cory Mar 21, 2005 email it
3. coonass  43 up, 86 down 

The dumbass LSU fans.

I beat up some coonass at last year's game at that hole called Tiger Stadium.

by Kevin Jul 26, 2004 email it
4. coonass  14 up, 93 down 

an american white girl who thinks she's better than every black guy in town and then gets busted real hard and ends up with her ankles in the air.

She tried to pull that coonass shit on me like I'M stupid.

by anon Mar 3, 2005 email it

[swolt]

coonass here means redneck. If you say someone is a "good ol' coonass" you mean he is a good country boy. I didn't even realize it was a racial slur. I've always heard it in the context of being a compliment.

[Jessie]

I've never heard it at all, but 'coon' anything around here would be construed as a racial slur.

[swolt]

I've never heard it at all, but 'coon' anything around here would be construed as a racial slur.

"coon" is a slur for black people? I have never heard that. I had no idea.

[Jessie]

I've never heard it at all, but 'coon' anything around here would be construed as a racial slur.

"coon" is a slur for black people? I have never heard that. I had no idea.

Wow.

[Alice]

I've never heard it at all, but 'coon' anything around here would be construed as a racial slur.

"coon" is a slur for black people? I have never heard that. I had no idea.

Wow.

I can see him not having heard it that way since he is from LA - and there it's obviously something much different.  But I'd imagine most other states people would know what that implies.

[swolt]

I asked everyone at work today "Would you be offended if someone called you a coonass?"

Everyone said "no, not at all." This includes Derek, who is black.

Joey even said "Well I am a coonass, why would it offend me if someone called me that?"

and I just remembered, my dad's CPA's email address is ladycoonass@hotmail.com. This is a very smart lady.


This is very interesting. You learn something new every day...

[Jessie]

I've never heard coonass before.  So I guess we're all learning something.

[swolt]

I've never heard coonass before.  So I guess we're all learning something.

learning and sharing is fun!

[dazie]

Swolt has obviously never seen the movie M*A*S*H

[Gamplayerx]

Did they say coonass in MASH? 

[dazie]

No- just coon.

[swolt]

Swolt has obviously never seen the movie M*A*S*H

I've seen the TV show a few times but not the movie. Didn't they say the F-word in the movie? That's all I know about it.