# yuppie

Pronunciation: say "YUP-ee" US /ˈjʌpi/, UK /ˈjʌpɪ/

## Noun

1. A young, upwardly mobile professional living in a city, marked by a high income and a fashionable, affluent lifestyle, often mentioned disapprovingly. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A young person with a city job who makes good money and likes to spend it on stylish things.
   - _The cafe was full of yuppies tapping at laptops between meetings downtown._
   - _Her brother became a classic yuppie, all designer suits and a sleek waterfront condo._

## Origin

Originally an acronym for 'young upwardly mobile professional' or 'young urban professional', combined with the suffix '-ie', which forms a noun for a person associated with the base word.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/yuppie (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).