buckra
buckra definition
☆ buckra (buk′rə)
noun
a white man or boss: term used chiefly in the SE U.S. by blacks
Etymology: < Ibibio & Efik (in Nigeria) mbākara, lit., he who surrounds or governs
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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