| 释义 |
buppie, n. colloq. (orig. U.S.)|ˈbʌpɪ|
Also Buppie, buppy.
[Blend of black a. and yuppie n. or acronym f. the initial letters of black urban professional + -ie.]
A member of a socio-economic group comprising young black professional people working in cities. Freq. considered mildly derog.
1984People Weekly. (U.S.) 9 Jan. 47/3 Bryant Gumbel and Vanessa Williams are both Buppies. Of course, it wouldn't be Yuppie to be Miss America unless you are the first black one. 1986Atlanta Jrnl. & Constitution 3 Aug. g1/1 About 45 people..braved an afternoon downpour last week to attend a wine-tasting given..in honor of Fulton's top Buppie, Michael Lomax. 1987Blues & Soul 3 Feb. 10/1 All of a sudden, I found that all kinds of people were buying this record—‘buppies’, ‘yuppies’, children, couples, singles, retireds. 1988Independent 12 July 15/1 Derek Boland—the..rap singer Derek B—was present as a representative of ‘buppies’ (black yuppies). 1990Sunday Correspondent 8 Apr. 4/5 Three years ago I dealt to all sorts: women, estate agents, yuppies and buppies. 1992Washington City Paper 21 Feb. 59/5 Wesley's trying to do too much—define principles of black economics, reconcile civil rights ideals with buppy avarice. |