buppie

British

/ ˈbʌpɪ /

noun

informal (sometimes capital) an affluent young Black person

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Etymology

Origin of buppie

C20: from _B ( _lack ) + ( _y ) _uppie

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The buppie and the B-boy represent two salient cultural styles that are, in the end, less at odds than many assume.

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