Yuppie definition and meaning
Yuppie definition: A yuppie is a term that was used to describe a young person who had a well-paid job and… | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
yuppie
(
j
ʌ
pi
)
Word forms:
plural
yuppies
countable noun
yuppie
is a
term
that was used to
describe
a young person who had a
well-paid
job
and liked to
show
that they had a
lot
of money by
buying
expensive
things and
living
in an expensive way.
[
disapproval
]
The Porsche 911 reminds me of the worst parts of the yuppie era.
…an ambitious yuppie lawyer.
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yuppie
in British English
or
yuppy
(
ˈjʌpɪ
)
noun
(
sometimes capital
)
1.
adjective
2.
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yuppiedom
(
ˈyuppiedom
)
noun
C20: from
y
(
oung
)
u
(
rban
) or
up
(
wardly mobile
)
p
(
rofessional
) +
-ie
yuppie
in American English
(
ˈjʌpi
)
US
noun
Informal
ambitious
, materialistic, faddish, etc.
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y(oung) u(rban) p(rofessional)
+
-p-
+
-ie
yuppie
in American English
(
ˈjʌpi
)
noun
(
often cap
)
well-educated
city-dweller who has a professional
career
and an affluent
lifestyle
Also
:
yuppy
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[
1980–85,
Amer.
;
y
(
oung
)
u
(
rban
)
p
(
rofessional
) +
-ie
]