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Caucasity en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /kɔ(ː)ˈkæs.ɪ.ti/

Etymology

Blend of Caucasian + audacity. Apparently popularized by The Kid Mero who has also claimed to have coined it. Variation in spelling may be the result of cross-pollination between senses, different interpretation of where the two parts of the blend meet, and respelling to match pronunciation.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, humorous, qualifier:especially African-American, slang, uncountable) Stereotypically white (Caucasian) behaviour, especially arrogance or entitlement.
    • Our real pain is often meant for non-Black people to enjoy as they watch from behind a screen. The caucasity. 2022 January 14, Oludara Adeeyo, Self-Care for Black Women: 150 Ways to Radically Accept & Prioritize Your Mind, Body, & Soul, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 72:
    • STANDOUT TRACK: YO THIS NIGGA HAD THE CAUCACITY TO GIVE ALL THE JOINTS ON THIS SHIT THE SAME NAME. *SWIFTLY ROUNDHOUSES THIS NIGGA IN THE THORAX* 2012 November 22, The Kid Mero [Joel Armogasto Martinez], “Brian Eno's "Lux" Is Full Of Caucacity In A Mostly Good Way”, in Vice, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2025, retrieved 19 Jan 2022:
    • @sodamichelle oh oh your caucacity is showing.. 2009 June 18, @catteadams, Twitter, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2022, retrieved 19 Jan 2022:

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wikipedia: The Kid Mero · wikipedia: Twitter

Caucasity en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /kɔ(ː)ˈkæs.ɪ.ti/

Etymology

Probably Caucasian + -ity or from the same as the other sense, Caucasian + audacity. Variation in spelling may be the result of cross-pollination between senses or different interpretation of the term's etymology.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:especially African-American, slang, uncountable) The state of being racially white; Caucasianness.
    • But in order to process this idea of [Emma] Stone as a bi-racial character […] you must first get past the obvious stumbling blocks: her alabaster skin and strawberry blond hair, her emerald eyes and freckles—past the star’s outwardly unassailable #Caucasity—[…] 2015 May 29, Chris Lee, “I'm not buying Emma Stone as an Asian-American in Aloha”, in Entertainment Weekly, Meredith Corporation, archived from the original on 30 May 2015:
    • In the sea of Caucasity that was (and still is) the comic book industry, you [Miles Morales] were long overdue. 2019 February 14, Victor LaValle, “How Miles Morales Changed the Spider-Verse”, in T: The New York Times Style Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 May 2021:
    • As long as drug use is a crime you can walk away from by having sufficient money, family connections, and caucacity, it's a perfect way to separate out folks who don't fit in 'our' circle. 2000 August 13, Kip Williams, “Re: Do cats go to heaven?”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), retrieved 19 Jan 2022:

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