yuppie
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
yuppie /ˈjʌpi/ (also yuppy)
▶noun (pl. yuppies) informal, derogatory a well-paid young middle-class professional working in a city.
– derivatives
yuppiedom noun,
yuppification noun,
yuppify verb (yuppifies, yuppifying, yuppified).
yuppiedom noun,
yuppification noun,
yuppify verb (yuppifies, yuppifying, yuppified).
– origin 1980s: elaboration of the acronym from young urban professional.
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