English word origin

Etymology of cac

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noun

A white (Caucasian) person.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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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