Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buppie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bup-pie
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

buppies (plural) buppy (alternative)

Rhymes With

puppy purse puppy guppy yuppie cuppy duppy yuppy huppie

Questions

What does buppie mean?
A black urban professional; an African-American professional or executive in their late twenties or early thirties.
Where does buppie come from?
Blend of black + yuppie or an abbreviation of black urban professional, modelled on yuppie (“young urban professional”).

How to pronounce buppie

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “buppie”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “buppie”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “buppie” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.