yupster

English

Etymology

Blend of yuppie +‎ hipster

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Noun

yupster (plural yupsters)

1. (slang, derogatory) An affluent follower of trends.
   • 1993, Carl Hiaasen, Strip Tease:

     ...all those senior citizens in those condos, those conservative Cubans down on Eighth Street, those idealist young yupsters on the beach.

   • 1997, David Petersen, The Nearby Faraway:

     Until a handful of years ago, the Animas River valley, anchored dead center by Durango, remained blissfully undiscovered by ex-urban yupsters...

   • 2000, F Paul Wilson, Legacies:

     Julio's crowd didn't wear suits, except for occasional adventuresome yupsters looking for something different...

   • 2003, Linda A Fairstein, Final Jeopardy:

     The habits of the rich — whether movie stars, yupsters, or cocaine addicts — they were all grist for his mental mill...

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