yuppify
verb (used with object)
to make (a neighborhood or area) more upscale or affluent in order to appeal to the lifestyle and tastes of yuppies.
yuppification
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a word derived from
yuppify.
Example Sentences
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At a time when the going rate for pho was $7 and cheaper around the Chinatown International District, some customers bellyached that $10 pho was price gouging, or the yuppification of Vietnamese food.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
With the yuppification of the Village, artists fled to the East Village.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2017
For all the yuppification of the East End, many people have lived hereabouts all their lives and were children during the blitz.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2013
