Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cac

/kæk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: cac
IPA: /kæk/

7

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A white (Caucasian) person.

Derogatory; Slang

noun

Initialism of collective action clause.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Common Access Card.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Central Asian country.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of cac (cracker-ass cracker), a white person.

American usage; Countable; Derogatory; Offensive; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of customer acquisition cost (“cost associated in convincing a customer to buy a product”).

Countable; Uncountable

name

Initialism of Catholic Apostolic Church.

name

initialism of Cotation Assistée en Continu (Continuous Assisted Quotation), an indexing system used on the Euronext Paris electronic stock exchange.

Etymology

Acronym of cracker-ass cracker. Emerged on African-American internet forums in the early 2000s. Originally spelled in uppercase (see CAC), with the lowercase form becoming more popular in the 2010s. The reduplication "cracker-ass cracker" was popularised by stand-up comedian Chris Rock in his 1999 television special Bigger & Blacker.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cacs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

CLV

Synonyms

abelungu ang moh Angrez balanda béké bule cac Caucasian cornstarch crusader cracker cumskin Eurangutan

Homonyms

cack

Rhymes With

back black attack track lack jack pack mac crack hack stack pac

Questions

How do you pronounce cac?: The recorded pronunciation is /kæk/.
What does cac mean?: A white (Caucasian) person.
Where does cac come from?: Acronym of cracker-ass cracker. Emerged on African-American internet forums in the early 2000s. Originally spelled in uppercase (see CAC), with the lowercase form becoming more popular in the 2010s. The reduplication "cracker-ass cracker" was popularised by stand-up comedian Chris Rock in his 1999 television special Bigger & Blacker.

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