Yooper

[ yoo-per ]

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (used as a nickname):

   She can’t wait to get back to Marquette and hang out with her siblings and all the other Yoopers she grew up with.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yooper¹

First recorded in 1970–75; phonetic respelling of the pronunciation of U.P. ( def ) + -er ¹( def )