See Also: Yuppie(finance)
yuppie(dictionary)
yuppie(dictionary)

yuppie (iou)



yuppie noun & adjective. colloq. (usu. derog.). Also yuppy. L20.
[Acronym, from young urban (or upwardly mobile) professional (person): see -IE. Cf. YUMPIE.]
A. noun. A member of a socio-economic group comprising young professional people working in cities and noted for their careerism and affluent lifestyle. L20.
D. M. Thomas I regarded with distaste a group of sleek young yuppies in city suits.
b. attrib. or as adjective. That is a yuppie; typical of, suitable for, or favoured by yuppies. L20.
Daily Telegraph It is..likely to find favour at the yuppier end of the market. Sunday Mail (Brisbane): Food Glorious Food is the complete yuppie cookbook. This is..strictly posh nosh.
Comb.: yuppie flu colloq. myalgic encephalomyelitis, once thought to be a psychosomatic condition peculiar to yuppies.
yuppiedom noun the condition or fact of being a yuppie; yuppies as a class: L20.
yuppieism noun yuppyish behaviour; a yuppyish expression etc.: L20.
yuppifi'cation noun the action of yuppifying a thing L20.
yuppify verb trans. make (a neighbourhood, organization, etc.) typical of or suitable for yuppies L20.
yuppyish adjective = YUPPIE adjective above L20.