Informal an African-American yuppie
Origin of buppie
b(lack) (adjective) + (y)uppiebuppie
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buppie
noun
InformalA young black city or suburban resident with a well-paid professional job and an affluent lifestyle.
Origin of buppie
b(lack) (y)uppieTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural buppies)
- (US, slang) short for "black urban professional", a African American subset of the yuppie category. The group includes black professionals and executives in their late twenties and early thirties.
Usage notes
The term is sometimes used in derogatory fashion to discuss Black Americans who place an extreme emphasis on materialism. Jobs associated with buppies include: consultant, investment banker, doctor, Lawyer or engineer.
Origin
Blend of black and yuppie or an abbreviation of black urban professional, modelled on yuppie (from young urban professional).
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