Casper

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Casper

/ˈkæspə/ Australia, UK
[ˈkʰæspə] Australia, UK
/ˈkæspɚ/ US
[ˈkʰæspɚ] ~ [ˈkʰæspɹ̩] US

Sounds like Caspar · Rhymes with -æspə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Alternative spelling of Caspar. The slur denoting a white person is an allusion to Casper the Friendly Ghost. The skateboarding term is named after Bobby Boyden, a professional skateboarder who was given the nickname "Casper" as a child because of his pale skin (again in allusion to the friendly ghost).

proper noun Caspers

countable, uncountable A male given name from Old Persian, of occasional usage, variant of Caspar.
countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.
countable, uncountable A mountain in Wyoming.

noun Caspers

ethnic, offensive, slang, slur A white person. Speed is whitey's drug, from the palefaces who cook it to the Caspers who deal it to the ofay vanilla wafers who snort or spike it.
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Casper flip

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ty, caspar, alcova, kaspar, kasper, cassian, casen, cass, cassius, cassander, kasen, cason, kase, cassidy, cassie, kasim

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Chicago

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@misc{casper_2026,
  title = {Casper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/casper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}