yuppie
yuppie Lexical Profile
yuppie Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A young, college-educated adult who is employed in a well-paying profession and lives an affluent, materialistic lifestyle in or near a large city.
"During the 1980s, the historic district attracted a wave of yuppies who renovated the old brownstones."
• adjective
Characteristic of, relating to, or catering to young, affluent urban professionals and their upscale lifestyle.
"The once-industrial neighborhood is now lined with yuppie boutiques and expensive espresso bars."
Word Nuance & Usage
Often used disparagingly to imply materialism, careerism, and gentrification, especially in reference to 1980s socioeconomic culture.
• Rhymes for yuppie
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the early 1980s in the United States as an acronym for 'young urban professional' (or 'young upwardly mobile professional') combined with the diminutive suffix '-ie', modeled after 'hippie' and 'yippie'.