buckra

American  

[buhk-ruh] / ˈbʌk rə /

noun

Southern U.S. (chiefly South Atlantic States).

1. Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a term used to refer to a white man.

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buckra British  

/ ˈbʌkrə /

noun

1. (used contemptuously by Black people, esp in the US) a White man

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Etymology

Origin of buckra

First recorded in 1685–90; of uncertain origin; often alleged to be from Efik m̀bakára “white man”; compare Jamaican English backra, and earlier English spellings bochara, bacceroe, backearary

Example Sentences

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buckra

An' side de pore chile, an' kneelin' down wid har arm roun' him neck, am de buckra angel.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

Dere was de Cockerells, 'Piscopalians, dat 'tend St. John in Winnsboro, de Adgers, big buckra, went to Zion in Winnsboro.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

Her was a Adamson befo' her marry old marster, a grand big buckra.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration

"Dis a new way de buckra man got to fight," he said.

From Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III by Morris, Charles

Him 'pears gwine to curse de buckra man, but de angel put har han' ober him moufh, an' say suffin' to him.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various