What does "bipoc" mean?

Acronym of black, indigenous, or (other) person of color (singular) or black, indigenous, and (other) people of color (plural).

What is a synonym for "bipoc"?

Common synonyms include: african-american, black man, negress, negrette, negro-american, niggy.

//ˈbaɪpɑk// noun, phrase

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Noun

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Acronym of black, indigenous, or (other) person of color (singular) or black, indigenous, and (other) people of color (plural). abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, neologism
"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."

Phrase

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Alternative letter-case form of BIPOC. alt-of
"BIPoC guests, likewise, can reimagine their chosen characters simply by Disneybounding as them (i.e. a Black Ariel)."

"This is an assault against BIPOC."

Adaptation of POC. Appeared on social media circa 2013.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.