Casper

proper nounnounattested in dialogue

United States//ˈkæspɚ//
United States/[ˈkʰæspɚ] ~ [ˈkʰæspɹ̩]/
Australia//ˈkæspə//
Australia/[ˈkʰæspə]/

A male given name from Old Persian, of occasional usage, variant of Caspar.

proper noun

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.

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).

noun

1
slangA 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.
2
Variant of Casper flipEllipsis of Casper flip.

Forms

plural: Caspers

casino · A public building or room for gambling.Casino · A town in the Richmond Valley council area, north eastern New…casket · A little box, e.g. for jewellery.

Casper · A male given name from Old Persian, of occasional usage, variant of Caspar.

cass · To render moot or void; to annul; to reject Cass · A diminutive of the female given name Cassandra of medieval…cassandra · Synonym of leather leaf (“Chamaedaphne calyculata”).

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