"buppie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buppies [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌpi Etymology: Blend of black + yuppie or an abbreviation of black urban professional, modelled on yuppie (“young urban professional”). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|black|yuppie}} Blend of black + yuppie, {{abbreviation of|en|black urban professional|dot=,|nocap=1}} abbreviation of black urban professional, Head templates: {{en-noun}} buppie (plural buppies)
  1. (US, slang) A black urban professional; an African-American professional or executive in their late twenties or early thirties. Tags: US, slang Synonyms: buppy
    Sense id: en-buppie-en-noun-ncWgzdvS Categories (other): American English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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