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coony

American

[koo-nee] / ˈku ni /

adjective

coonier, cooniest

sharp-witted and shrewd; wily; canny.

Etymology

Origin of coony

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; coon + -y ¹

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The squirrel spree forgotten, sugar was back at its humdrum ways: an industry of chronic depression, divided into a number of tough and coony political pressure groups.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Saucy Willow's fam'ly is goin' about lookin' partic'lar harmless an' innocent; but they're coony enough to be in camp that day.

From Wolfville Nights by Alfred Henry Lewis

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