-cc

See also: cc, CC, cC, .cc, c/c, C&C, and CC.

English

Etymology

The exact origin of this suffix is unknown. Currently, it is used to bypass profanity filters, by the Crips street gang in the United States to avoid writing "ck" (as "ck" could stand for "Crip Killer"), emphasise the "k" sound, and sexualize certain words (e.g. thicc, the most popular word with this modification, or succ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k/

Suffix

-cc

1. (Internet slang, humorous) Used to replace "ck" at the end of a word or syllable. Does not alter the meaning (apart from making words jocular), nor the pronunciation.
   • 2016 October 13, Kwequi Koolaidra (@kwesus), “Kwequi Koolaidra on Twitter”, in Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 6 November 2018:

     I'm actually about to fail out of school not because it's too hard but because I just don't give a fricc

   • 2018 April 6, Emma Kelly, “Rihanna’s leather mini-dress at the Fenty Beauty launch is a lesson in slaying”, in Metro‎^[2]:

     Proving that thicc Rihanna is here to stay – and long may that continue – the Diamonds singer worked all those curves as she struck a power pose at the event.

   • 2018 October 31, ☃️Nick Holmes⚡️‼️ (@TheNHolmes0), “☃️Nick Holmes⚡️‼️ on Twitter”, in Twitter‎^[3], archived from the original on 6 November 2018:

     Being sicc in college is so trash😂 where my momma at😭

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -cc