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

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Example Sentences

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buckra

“Oh, one noble-looking buckra, an he lady on gran lady; it do you heart good to see he; me dont tink we eber hab gubbenor like he afore.”

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 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 F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn

The words were mostly English, and the few I caught were something as follows: 'Oh, bress de swanga buckra man; Bress wife an' chile ob 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

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

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