Casper
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A white person. ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
"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."
- 2 Ellipsis of Casper flip. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 1 A male given name from Old Persian, of occasional usage, variant of Caspar.
- 2 A city, the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.
- 3 A mountain in Wyoming.
Example
More examples""Casper, do you know what is 'wabi-sabi' in Japanese aesthetics?" "David, I don't know." "Well, it's the appreciation of beauty that is imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. Some examples are the moss that grows on rocks and tree branches, and the green patina on a copper teapot." "It sounds like a complex concept." "Actually, one of the characteristics of 'wabi-sabi' is simplicity.""
Etymology
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).
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