yuppie

noun

yup·​pie ˈyə-pē How to pronounce yuppie (audio)
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
yuppiedom adjective
yuppieish adjective

Examples of yuppie in a Sentence

Her friends are just a bunch of yuppies.
Recent Examples on the Web After calling a late-night party hotline that promises out-of-this-world fun, uptight yuppie Conor Sweeney must battle the pint-sized forces of evil unleashed through his phone line, led by the maniacal rock n’ roll goblin Frankie Freako. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024 Today’s young adults—so often stereotyped as quiet-quitters and socialist revolutionaries, driven by idealism and fixated on self-care—may seem a far cry from the suspenders-wearing yuppies of the Reagan era. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024 Richard Simmons wasn’t for the yuppies and strivers, people who wanted or were able to embody the taut-tummied, plasticine-reared Suzanne Somers aesthetic. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024 The director’s early films play like yuppie action pictures, with shrill arguments in dark rooms standing in for traditional action set pieces. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for yuppie 

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Word History

Etymology

probably from young urban professional + -ie

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of yuppie was in 1980

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“Yuppie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yuppie. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.

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