poon
(noun) any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood
poon
(noun) wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars
Source: WordNet® 3.1
poon (plural poons)
Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
poon (countable and uncountable, plural poons)
(US, vulgar slang) Poontang, the vagina, or, intercourse with a woman.
(colloquial) A wimp; a pussy.
• (vagina): cooch, pussy, quim; see also vulva
• (intercourse with a woman): coitus, punani, snu snu; see also copulation
• (wimp): nestle-cock, sissy, wuss; see also milksop
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Poon (plural Poons)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Poon is the 7308th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4564 individuals. Poon is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.3%) individuals.
• no-op
Source: Wiktionary
Poon, n. Etym: [Canarese ponne.]
Definition: A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as Calophyllum angustifolium, C. inophullum, and Sterculia foetida; -- called also peon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
