yuppie
yuppie
Definition
☆ yup·pie (yup′ē)
noun
Informal any of those young professionals of the 1980s variously regarded as upscale, ambitious, materialistic, faddish, etc.
Etymology: y(oung) u(rban) p(rofessional) + -p- + -ie
yuppie
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- flu: Fourth, " yuppie flu " is a misnomer.
- flat: The little corrugated church is not long for this world - I predict yuppie flats coming soon.
- couple: Throughout the episode when MULDER and SCULLY are in front of others they act like a very friendly yuppie couple, always smiling.
- bar: Unfortunately, instead of being a cool yuppie bar, say, this is just a naff lunch cafe.
- development: The old Deptford Power Station site is now the horrible Millenium Key yuppie development - see here for some earlier pictures.
- type: Some yuppie types are moving down market and storing cash in the hope of moving up market when prices drop.
Noun used with modifier
- 1980s: And, even worse, I found Brothers in Arms - the very epitome of 1980s yuppie coffee-table music.
