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单词 yuppify
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Definition of yuppify in English:

yuppify

verbyuppifies, yuppifying, yuppifiedˈjʌpɪfʌɪˈjəpəˌfaɪ
[with object]derogatory, informal
  • Make more affluent and upmarket in keeping with the taste and lifestyle of yuppies.

    Kreuzberg is slowly being yuppified with smart little eating places
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I ran down to the port at Leith, which has all been yuppified and is pretty nice, and just explored around there.
    • His lament that the Cafe is now multi-ethnic, mainstream, and yuppified is shared by other interviewees.
    • So can you please now cease and desist with your ever-growing trend to try and yuppify the names of dull, everyday things?

Derivatives

  • yuppification

  • nounjʌpɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌjəpəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
    derogatory, informal
    • Anyone who's experienced the soaring rents in Mile-End knows the yuppification of the area has been well under way for some time.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Over Christmas, I wrote a piece lamenting the yuppification of the Hotel Brunswick.
      • The Brookmore rooming house was a two story brick building that had escaped the yuppification of skid row.
 
 

Definition of yuppify in US English:

yuppify

verbˈyəpəˌfīˈjəpəˌfaɪ
[with object]derogatory, informal
  • Make more affluent and upmarket in keeping with the taste and lifestyle of yuppies.

    Kreuzberg is slowly being yuppified with smart little eating places
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I ran down to the port at Leith, which has all been yuppified and is pretty nice, and just explored around there.
    • So can you please now cease and desist with your ever-growing trend to try and yuppify the names of dull, everyday things?
    • His lament that the Cafe is now multi-ethnic, mainstream, and yuppified is shared by other interviewees.
 
 
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