Definitions for buckras

buckras buck·ra

Spelling: [buhk-ruh]
IPA: /ˈbʌk rə/

Buckras is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 193 anagrams from letters in buckras (abckrsu).

Definitions for buckras

noun

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

Origin of buckras

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 buckras

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for buckras
Scrable

14

Words with friends

17

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