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buppie

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bup·pie  (bp)
n. Informal
A young Black city or suburban resident with a well-paid professional job and an affluent lifestyle.
[b(lack) + (y)uppie.]
buppie [ˈbʌpɪ]
n
(Sociology) Informal (sometimes capital) an affluent young Black person
[from B(lack) + (y)uppie]
Translations
buppie, buppy
n (inf) abbr of black upwardly mobile professional → schwarzer Yuppie, schwarze Yuppie
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