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buppie Meaning & Definition

-ʌpi

What Does Buppie Mean?

Buppie is used as a noun meaning A black urban professional; an African-American professional or executive in their late twenties or early thirties.

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Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/-ʌpi/
Pluralbuppies

Buppie Definition (Noun)

  1. A black urban professional; an African-American professional or executive in their late twenties or early thirties.

Noun

  1. A black urban professional; an African American subset of the yuppie category. The group includes black professionals and executives in their late twenties and early thirties.

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Word Forms & Grammar

buppie (plural buppies)

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Origin of Buppie

Blend of black +‎ yuppie or an abbreviation of black urban professional, modelled on yuppie (“young urban professional”).

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