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Word: Yuppie
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1980s: elaboration of the acronym from young urban professional
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈjʌpi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a fashionable young middle-class person with a well-paid job
Short Definition:young middle-class person with well-paid job
Examples:- stereotypical 1980s yuppies obsessed with material objects and financial success
- a yuppie type from the bank
Variant Forms:
- yuppy
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