Casper

== English == === 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). === Pronunciation === (non-rhotic) (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkæspəː/, [ˈkʰæspəː] (rhotic) (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæspɚ/, [ˈkʰæspɚ] ~ [ˈkʰæspɹ̩] Rhymes: -æspə(ɹ) Hyphenation: Cas‧per Homophone: Caspar === Proper noun === Casper A male given name from Old Persian, of occasional usage, variant of Caspar. A city, the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. A mountain in Wyoming. === Noun === Casper (plural Caspers) (offensive, slang, ethnic slur) A white person. (skateboarding) Ellipsis of Casper flip. === Anagrams === crapes, pacers, secpar, Pacers, recaps, escarp, scarpe, e-scrap, Cresap, spacer, Scaper, CASREP, scaper, parsec, scrape, capers, sparce == Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Casper. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkaspeɾ/ [ˈkas̪.peɾ̪] Hyphenation: Kas‧per === Proper noun === Casper (Badlit spelling ᜃᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔) a male given name from English == Danish == === Proper noun === Casper a male given name, variant of Kasper === References === [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 11 153 males with the given name Casper (compared to 19 060 named Kasper) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011. == Norwegian == === Proper noun === Casper a male given name, variant of Kasper == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Casper c (genitive Caspers) a male given name, variant of Kasper == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Casper. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkaspeɾ/ [ˈkas.pɛɾ] Rhymes: -aspeɾ Syllabification: Cas‧per === Proper noun === Casper (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔) a male given name from English ==== See also ====