Definitions for buckra

buckra buck·ra

Spelling: [buhk-ruh]
IPA: /ˈbʌk rə/

Buckra is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 82 anagrams from letters in buckra (abckru).

Definitions for buckra

noun

  1. Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a term used to refer to a white man.

Origin of buckra

1685-90; of uncertain origin; often alleged to be Efik m̀bakára white man; compare Jamaican English backra, earlier E spelling bochara, bacceroe, backearary

Examples for buckra

Fore God, buckra, if one of younner put your nasty hand on dis chile of my ole missus you got to knock Delia down fust.

Says the negress, looking very intently at our hero, "Be you afeared, buckra?"

buckra angel dar, too, a standin' 'side de swanga gemman, but swanga gemman doan't see har.

At the first sight of these strangers, Quaco shot like an arrow into the underwood—calling upon the buckra to follow his example.

De Yankee tell we to go en buckra corn house and git w'at we want for eat.

Two planters of the Black Belt were ready for negro suffrage to one buckra.

Man Friday hope piccaniny live well—bring her buckra fish from sea!

I never heard a buckra man say so, till I heard tell of it in England.

I heard one of them repeat the word "buckra" at the same time drawing his hand across his throat.

Gib me de money, buckra, she croaked; gib me de money here in dis hand.

Word Value for buckra
Scrable

14

Words with friends

17

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