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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.

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RELATED WORDS

clone, suit, button-down

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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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 Formsyuppiedom, noun

Word Origin for yuppie

C20: from y (oung) u (rban) or up (wardly mobile) p (rofessional) + -ie
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for yuppie

yuppie

1982, acronym from "young urban professional," ousting competition from yumpie (1984), from "young upward-mobile professional," and yap (1984), from "young aspiring professional." The word was felt as an insult by 1985.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper