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yuppie

or yup·py

[ yuhp-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural yup·pies.

(often initial capital letter) a young, ambitious, and well-educated city-dweller who has a professional career and an affluent lifestyle.

yuppie

/ ˈjʌpɪ /

Origin of yuppie¹

First recorded in 1980–85, Americanism; y(oung) u(rban) p(rofessional) + -ie

Origin of yuppie¹

C20: from y ( oung ) u ( rban ) or up ( wardly mobile ) p ( rofessional ) + -ie

Because in 1980, yuppie culture was just beginning to blossom.

In April 1992, U.S. News and World Report, called her the “overbearing yuppie wife from hell.”

If you met him in a bar, he might be all likkered up and decide he wants to kick your pasty, yuppie ass just for the hell of it.

I do realize this response makes me seem two-thirds boring and one-third yuppie, proportions that are, alas, accurate.

The specter of the yuppie is simply raised from time to time to remind the viewer of the "real" Bostonians' essential qualities.

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