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

In dark room, upstars, am swanga gemman an' anoder buckra man—he bad buckra man.

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

Swanga gemman den walk de room, an' talk fasser yit, but bad buckra man keep shakin' him head.

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

She give me the bottine, if I let great buckra massa talk to Fraulein Smeets.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 1, 1890 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir

Guess he tinks himself buckra ossifer and bery fine genelman, now de captin take um into cabin, sure; but, he no rale genelman to turn up nose at um ole frens!

From Tom Finch's Monkey and How he Dined with the Admiral by Anonymous

Un' Georgina chop' up de pianneh, 'caze it wouldn' talk foo her like it talk too buckra.

From The Flower of the Chapdelaines by Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay)