Dictionary

BIPOC en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbaɪ.pɑk/ (US)
• /ˈbɑe.pɔk/ (Australia)

Etymology

Adaptation of POC. Appeared on social media circa 2013.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, neologism) Acronym of black, indigenous, or (other) person of color (singular) or black, indigenous, and (other) people of color (plural).
   alt of black
   alt of indigenous
   alt of or
   • There’s also a roughly 29 percent brand deal pay gap between white and BIPOC influencers, and that number expands to 35 percent when you look at just white and Black creators. 2022 December 15, Madeline Howard, “The Influencers Are Not Alright”, in Women's Health:
   • Keep yourself educated on the issues, follow BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and other marginalized groups' pages. 2017, Libby Chamberlain, Pantsuit Nation, page 149:
   • While BIPOC come disproportionately from immigrant, lower income social experiences, this cannot account for all people. […] The idea that all BIPOC know “what whiteness is about” presumes that all of us go through institutions in the same way and are aware in the same way. 2015, Alyssa Teekah, This is What a Feminist Slut Looks Like, Demeter Press, →ISBN:

Forms

Coordinates

POC · QTBIPOC · MOC · WOC · BBIPOC · NBPOC