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yuppie
yup·pie Y0033900 (yŭp′ē)n. Informal A young city or suburban resident with a well-paid professional job and an affluent lifestyle.
[From y(oung) u(rban) p(rofessional) (influenced by yippie).]
yup′pie·dom n.yuppie (ˈjʌpɪ) or yuppyn (sometimes capital) (Sociology) an affluent young professional personadj (Sociology) typical of or reflecting the values characteristic of yuppies[C20: from y(oung) u(rban) or up(wardly mobile) p(rofessional) + -ie] ˈyuppiedom nyup•pie or yup•py (ˈyʌp i)
n., pl. -pies. (sometimes cap.) a young, ambitious, educated city dweller who has a professional career and an affluent lifestyle. [1980–85; y(oung)u(rban)p(rofessional) + -ie] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  yuppie - a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life styleprofessional, professional person - a person engaged in one of the learned professions |
Translationsyuppie, yuppy (ˈjapi) – plural yuppies – noun a young, ambitious, professional person who earns a lot of money and spends it on fashionable things. 雅痞 雅皮士yuppie
yuppie and yuppy (ˈjəpi)1. n. a young urban professional. The yuppies are getting a lot of flack these days. 2. mod. having to do with yuppies. I don’t want to drive one of those yuppie cars. yuppieA young urban professional in his or her twenties or thirties with an affluent lifestyle. This acronymic term dates from the 1980s. Newsweek characterized 1984 as “the Year of the Yuppie.” The television series Thirtysomething, showing from 1987 to 1991, featured men and women in their thirties who fit the profile of yuppies. See also preppy; baby boomers. Yuppie
YuppieInformal; an abbreviation for "young urban professional." A person in his/her twenties or thirties who makes significantly more money than most of his/her peers. Stereotypically, yuppies are extremely conscious of their social status, and some luxury products may be marketed especially to them. They tend to live in very large cities like New York or Chicago. The term was most common during the banking boom of the 1980s. It has a somewhat derogatory connotation.YUPPIE
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yuppie
Related to yuppie: hipster, yuppie fluWords related to yuppienoun a young upwardly mobile professional individualRelated Words- professional
- professional person
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