yuppie

or yup·py

[ yuhp-ee ]

/ ˈyʌp i /

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noun (often initial capital letter)

a young, ambitious, and well-educated city-dweller who has a professional career and an affluent lifestyle.

Nearby words

yungkia, yungning, yunnan, yup, yupik, yuppie, yuppie disease, yuppie flu, yuppify, yuppy, yupster

Origin of yuppie

1980–85, Americanism; y(oung) u(rban) p(rofessional) + -ie

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Examples from the Web for yuppie

Because in 1980, yuppie culture was just beginning to blossom.
Hillbilly Heaven: The History of Small-Batch Bourbon|Dane Huckelbridge|March 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you met him in a bar, he might be all likkered up and decide he wants to kick your pasty, yuppie ass just for the hell of it.
Getting Behind the Russia Plan|Michael Tomasky|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I do realize this response makes me seem two-thirds boring and one-third yuppie, proportions that are, alas, accurate.
Curtis Sittenfeld: How I Write|Noah Charney|June 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The specter of the yuppie is simply raised from time to time to remind the viewer of the "real" Bostonians' essential qualities.
Enough With the Boston Movies!|Ben Crair|December 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST

And here Paul does appear to speak for his generation: He has given us the finest example yet of yuppie selfishness in senescence.
The Biggest Rand Paul Outrage Yet|Kent Sepkowitz|June 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for yuppie

yuppie

yuppy

/ (ˈjʌpɪ) /

noun (sometimes capital)

an affluent young professional person

adjective

typical of or reflecting the values characteristic of yuppies

Derived Forms

yuppiedom, noun

Word Origin for yuppie

C20: from y (oung) u (rban) or up (wardly mobile) p (rofessional) + -ie

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