ace boon coon

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Noun

ace boon coon (plural ace boon coons)

1. (US, originally African-American Vernacular, slang) A close friend.
   • 1999, Kristal Brent Zook, Color by Fox, page 31:

     Soon David and "Scottster" are "ace boon coons," as my mother used to say, golfing together and making plans for joint ventures in computer programming.

   • 1999, Karu F. Daniels, Brandy: An Intimate Look, page 7:

     Roslyn "SugarBay" Mcintosh, thanks for your prayers, and to my ace boon-coons Willona Carrington and Charron Williams — thanks for being there through thick and thin.

Further reading

• Jonathon Green (2024) “ace boon coon n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang