-cc
/k/
-cc suffix: 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.
Suffix
-cc
- 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.
- I'm actually about to fail out of school not because it's too hard but because I just don't give a fricc2016 October 13, Kwequi Koolaidra (@kwesus), “Kwequi Koolaidra on Twitter”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2018
- 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 April 6, Emma Kelly, “Rihanna’s leather mini-dress at the Fenty Beauty launch is a lesson in slaying”, in Metro, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2022
Origin of -cc
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).
Questions about -cc
- What does -cc mean?
- -cc means 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.
- What part of speech is -cc?
- -cc is a suffix.
- How do you pronounce -cc?
- -cc is pronounced /k/.
Words near -cc in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: -cc (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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