Yumpie

[ yuhm-pee ]

/ ˈyʌm pi /

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noun (sometimes lowercase)

a young, well-educated person who has a professional career and aspires to a higher social and economic status; yuppie.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of Yumpie

1980–85, Americanism;y(oung)u(pwardly)m(obile)p(rofessional) (or p(erson)) + -ie; cf. yuppie