buckra
Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a term used to refer to a white man.
Origin of buckra
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How to use buckra in a sentence
Man Friday hope piccaniny live well—bring her buckra fish from sea!
Modern Broods | Charlotte Mary YongeOn our entrance, the old lady yelled out "My God, ye buckra (white) man no stop come in do (door) pull'e side house down."
Torrey's Narrative | William TorreyOnly one buckra, massa, and him family berry glad see officers; plenty fun, oh yes!
The Three Lieutenants | W.H.G. KingstonThus Sambo passes on to get his molasses, laughing in his sleeve to think how he "fool ignorant buckra."
Manuel Pereira | F. C. AdamsAnother common gulla word is "buckra" which means a white man of the upper class, in contradistinction to a poor white.
American Adventures | Julian Street
British Dictionary definitions for buckra
/ (ˈbʌkrə) /
(used contemptuously by Black people, esp in the US) a White man
Origin of buckra
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