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cac^¹

/kæk/

Rhymes with -æk

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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.

noun cacs

derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur A white (Caucasian) person.
Similar: abelungu, ang moh, Angrez, balanda, béké, bule, cac, Caucasian, cornstarch crusader, cracker, cumskin, Eurangutan

CAC^²

noun CACs

abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of collective action clause
US, abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Common Access Card
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Central Asian country
US, countable, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang Alternative letter-case form of cac (cracker-ass cracker), a white person.
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of customer acquisition cost (“cost associated in convincing a customer to buy a product”).

proper noun

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

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"cac." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cac. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cac. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cac

Chicago

"cac." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cac.

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@misc{cac_2026,
  title = {cac},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cac},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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