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buppie.

A black urban professional; an African-American professional or executive in their late twenties or early thirties.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A black urban professional; an African-American professional or executive in their late twenties or early thirties.

    US · slang
Where this word comes from

Blend of black + yuppie or an abbreviation of black urban professional, modelled on yuppie (“young urban professional”).

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