often capitalized
: a young college-educated adult who is employed in a well-paying profession and who lives and works in or near a large city
Examples of yuppie in a Sentence
Her friends are just a bunch of yuppies.
Recent Examples on the Web
And at Zero Bond, yuppies can, ironically or unironically, sip on a drink called the Trillionaire.
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Anna Kodé, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Christmas Vacation excels best in the chaos, from Clark’s yuppie neighbors being perpetually tormented by him to the anarchic family dinners (blissfully unaware Aunt Bethany is our personal MVP).
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2023
Over the decades, Mr. Contant grew bitter about the volcanic upheaval in the East Village’s demographics, from hippie to yuppie.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2023
His albums assembled the bones of rock and roll into an idiosyncratic style coursing with disbelief at just about every aspect of the American zeitgeist: hippies, cars, college, drugs, California, and, eventually, yuppies.
—Daniel Felsenthal, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2023
Chandler was the yuppie of the group, with a well-paying white-collar job his friends did not entirely understand.
—Matt Stevens, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2023
In the ’80s and ’90s, branded Gucci and Chanel belt buckles served as signal flares for yuppie shoppers.
—Faran Krentcil, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2023
The building suited the neighborhood — a place popular with young families and yuppies that was still considered a bargain compared to other parts of Manhattan.
—Curbed, 2 Oct. 2023
Even Fox thinks that his yuppie alter ego, Alex Keaton, would have abandoned the GOP long before Trump and the Jan. 6 attack changed the face of the party.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 11 May 2023
Anna Kodé, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Christmas Vacation excels best in the chaos, from Clark’s yuppie neighbors being perpetually tormented by him to the anarchic family dinners (blissfully unaware Aunt Bethany is our personal MVP).
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2023
Over the decades, Mr. Contant grew bitter about the volcanic upheaval in the East Village’s demographics, from hippie to yuppie.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2023
His albums assembled the bones of rock and roll into an idiosyncratic style coursing with disbelief at just about every aspect of the American zeitgeist: hippies, cars, college, drugs, California, and, eventually, yuppies.
—Daniel Felsenthal, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2023
Chandler was the yuppie of the group, with a well-paying white-collar job his friends did not entirely understand.
—Matt Stevens, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2023
In the ’80s and ’90s, branded Gucci and Chanel belt buckles served as signal flares for yuppie shoppers.
—Faran Krentcil, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2023
The building suited the neighborhood — a place popular with young families and yuppies that was still considered a bargain compared to other parts of Manhattan.
—Curbed, 2 Oct. 2023
Even Fox thinks that his yuppie alter ego, Alex Keaton, would have abandoned the GOP long before Trump and the Jan. 6 attack changed the face of the party.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 11 May 2023
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“Yuppie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yuppie. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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