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    • Sarahundefined
      Sarah
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      In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a freenegro, living in the mountains.

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        Maroon meaning & definition 1 of Maroon.

      • Sarahundefined
        Sarah
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        1. A color between red and brown
        2. A stupid person; a fool
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          Maroon meaning & definition 2 of Maroon.

        • Sarahundefined
          Sarah
          last edited by admin

          A malapropism and favorite expression of Bugs Bunny, after outwitting Elmer Fudd. Usually uttered by Bugs this while walking away and wiping his hands in satisfaction. The joke of course is that Bugs mispronounces [moron].

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            Maroon meaning & definition 3 of Maroon.

          • Sarahundefined
            Sarah
            last edited by admin

            Term made famous by Bugs Bunny meaning a pushover, or one easily fooled.
            A dope, fool, idiot, or nincompoop.
            Unbelievably stupid person.
            Might have been derived from moron: adding an extra letter o to moron meaning double-moron, thus a maroon.
            Usually preceded by the words what

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              Maroon meaning & definition 4 of Maroon.

            • Sarahundefined
              Sarah
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              A term used for runaway African slaves in the West Indies now known as the Caribbean.

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                Maroon meaning & definition 5 of Maroon.

              • Sarahundefined
                Sarah
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                A [fuckwit], [elmore] or [jackweed]. Doesn't rise to the level of [moron] because that is spelled correctly.

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                  Maroon meaning & definition 6 of Maroon.

                • Sarahundefined
                  Sarah
                  last edited by admin

                  Used by Bugs Bunny as a term or derision. Possibly in reference to the 1925 Pottsville Maroons-even though they had the best record in the NFL that year, they were so dumb that they encroached on the area of another team and forfeited the NFL championship.

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                    Maroon meaning & definition 7 of Maroon.

                  • Sarahundefined
                    Sarah
                    last edited by admin

                    A cocky rugby league fan who supports Queensland in the state of Origin. Thinks they have the right to be smug (which the probably do) because they won 5 origins straight. Not to be confused with a [wanker] who has lived in New South Wales his whole life, and supports Queensland.

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                      Maroon meaning & definition 8 of Maroon.

                    • Sarahundefined
                      Sarah
                      last edited by admin

                      This is a racial slur used to refer to black slaves abandoned(marooned) by slave ships on islands on the way to thier destination when they were found to be in some way inferior and not worthy of a good price at auction. It means, in effect,

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                        Maroon meaning & definition 9 of Maroon.

                      • Jessicaundefined
                        Jessica
                        last edited by admin

                        A [fuckwit], [elmore] or [jackweed]. Doesnt rise to the level of [moron] because that is spelled correctly.

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                          Maroon meaning & definition 10 of Maroon.

                        • Couch Potatoeundefined
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                          a fugitive black slave of the West Indies or Guiana

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                            Maroon meaning & definition 11 of Maroon.

                          • Agnesundefined
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                            a dark reddish-purple colour

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                              Maroon meaning & definition 12 of Maroon.

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