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acca
An academic; historically also a mildly disparaging label for an academic type or academic writing.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “acca” means an academic; historically also a mildly disparaging label for an academic type or academic writing.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre gives an Australian history from Meanjin in 1977 and notes declining evidence.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established