释义 |
yumpie colloq. (orig. U.S.).|ˈjʌmpɪ| Also yump, Yumpie. [f. the initial letters of young upwardly mobile people: see -ie.] = yuppie.
1984Economist 17 Mar. 40 Mr. Hart seems to have drawn much of his support from young upwardly mobile people and young urban professionals—yumps and yuppies, as they are called. 1984Times 21 Mar. 14/2 Sometimes ‘Yuppies’ are referred to as ‘Yumpies’, meaning Young, upwardly-mobile people. 1984N.Y. Times Mag. 25 Mar. 20 The yumpies climbing the ladder of success with great agility can be described as upscaling. 1984Chicago Sun-Times 25 Mar. 7 The ultimate Yumpie status symbol is to have a child suffering flash-card burn-out. |