yooper
/ˈyo͞opər
/noun US informal
A native or inhabitant of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.He is, you may have guessed correctly, a Yooper who lives in Iowa....
- To them it's entirely feasible that being a Yooper is less of a birthright and more of a way of life.
- In Michigan everyone who lives south of the bridge is called a "Troll," while everyone who lives above the bridge is called a "Yooper."
Origin
1970s: representing a pronunciation of the initial letters of Upper Peninsula + -er1.