"ace boon coon" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-ace boon coon.ogg [Australia] Forms: ace boon coons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ace boon coon (plural ace boon coons)
  1. (US, originally African-American Vernacular, slang) A close friend. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-ace_boon_coon-en-noun-ozjwV3vs Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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