yuppie
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Originally an acronym for young upwardly mobile professional or young urban professional, + -ie (suffix forming noun signifying person associated with suffixed noun).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ʌpi
Noun
yuppie (plural yuppies)
- (informal) a young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
young upwardly mobile urban professional person
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French
Noun
yuppie m (plural yuppies)
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
yuppie m or f (plural yuppies)
- yuppie (young upwardly mobile urban professional person)
Derived terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Noun
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- yuppie (young upwardly mobile urban professional person)
Spanish
Noun
yuppie m (plural yuppies)
- Alternative spelling of yuppy
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- English 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ʌpi
- English lemmas
- English nouns
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- English informal terms
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- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French masculine nouns
- Italian terms borrowed from English
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- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian terms spelled with Y
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian nouns with multiple genders
- Portuguese terms borrowed from English
- Portuguese terms derived from English
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns