Buppy

or Bup·pie

[ buhp-ee ]

/ ˈbʌp i /

noun, plural Bup·pies.

a young, upwardly mobile black professional.

Origin of Buppy

1980–85, Americanism; b(lack) u(rban) p(rofessional), on the model of yuppie

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019