English Explanatory Dictionary

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English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to replace "ck" and some similar endings at the end of a word or syllable. Does not alter the meaning (apart from making words jocular), nor the pronunciation.

Pronunciation

/k/

Word forms

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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"), emphasize the "k" sound, and sexualize certain words (e.g. thicc, the most popular word with this modification, or succ).

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