cuffee

See also: Cuffee

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

A personal name formerly common among black Americans.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʌfi/

Noun

cuffee (plural cuffees)

  1. (US, informal) A black person.
    • 2005, The war had turned very bitter, and the days of young blacks, or cuffees as they were known, joining up just to escape the ghetto were over. — Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home (Simon & Schuster 2005, p. 189)
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