Buppy

American  

[buhp-ee] / ˈbʌp i /

Or Buppie

noun

plural

Buppies

1. a young, upwardly mobile Black professional.

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Etymology

Origin of Buppy

An Americanism first recorded in 1980–85; B(lack) u(rban) p(rofessional), on the model of yuppie

Example Sentences

Jayla especially loved her own dog, Buppy, a Chihuahua_dachshund mix.

From Washington Times

It was hard to give their dog, Buppy, a bath for the first time since Jayla’s death, since it was her job.

From Washington Times

Again, to you nod remember dat ubstardt buppy Senesino, and the goxgomb Farinelli?

From Project Gutenberg

In Fleet Street he was known as a writer upon whom a sub-editor could depend; a furnisher of what got to be called "buppy"—matter which is paid at a slightly higher rate than ordinary copy, because the length and quality of it never vary.

From Project Gutenberg

The "buppy" of old days he still writes occasionally, but he no longer signs it in full.

From Project Gutenberg