English Explanatory Dictionary

yuppie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.

Pronunciation

/ˈjʌpɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-yuppie.wav /ˈjʌpi/

Word forms

yuppie yuppies yuppy

Etymology

Originally an acronym for young upwardly mobile professional or young urban professional, + -ie (suffix forming noun signifying person associated with suffixed noun).

Synonyms

bobo yumpie yup

Derived words

antiyuppie buppie Chuppie guppie huppie luppie MUPPIE postyuppie scuppie yuppette yuppie disease yuppiedom yuppie flu yuppie food stamp yuppiehood yuppieism yuppieness yuppification yuppify yuppity yuppyish yupster
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