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yuppie colloq. (orig. U.S.).|ˈjʌpɪ|
Also Yuppie, yuppy.
[Orig. f. the initial letters of young urban professional; now also freq. interpreted as young upwardly mobile professional (or person, people): see yumpie and -ie.]
A jocular term for a member of a socio-economic group comprising young professional people working in cities. Also attrib. Cf. yumpie.
1984Piesman & Hartley (title) The yuppie handbook. 1984[see yumpie]. 1984Times 21 Mar. 14/2 A new term has been introduced into the American political lexicon... It is ‘Yuppie’, which stands for Young, urban professional people. 1984Observer 8 Apr. 12/1 We have got to break this yuppie image. 1984Guardian 22 Oct. 6/6 The yuppies themselves, in the 25–34 age group, supported Senator Gary Hart in the primaries. 1984Washington Post 29 Mar. Va1/5 The two yuppy, upwardly mobile professional capitals of Virginia. 1985Investors Chron. 8–14 Nov. 8/1 It also announced that it will change its name to Next—the yuppy clothes-chain responsible for its meteoric rise.
Hence ˈyuppi(e)ness; ˈyuppyish a.
1984N.Y. Times 28 May 22/6 Yuppiness depends on the prestige of gaining; happiness on the satisfaction of giving. 1986Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 8 Jan. 5/4 There is a serious side to yuppieness, as advertisers are discovering. 1986Financial Times 22 Apr. 25/1 There is nothing yuppyish about the Folkes Group. 1987Athletics Today Apr. 33/1 The area, fast becoming the hot-bed of ‘Yuppiness’, was first vacated several years ago when the ships left London's docks. 1988Fortune 15 Feb. 124/3 This declaration points to upscale yuppyish types plainly able to afford $100 a week.
▸ yuppie disease n. colloq. (orig. U.S. usually with dismissive or depreciative connotations), a disease or condition associated with young professionals; spec. = yuppie flu n. at Additions.
1985San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 28 Jan. d1 Periodontitis is a true *Yuppie disease. 1985Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 11 Sept. I suffer from the yuppie disease of not having enough time and energy for myself. 1990A. S. LaVey in A. Parfrey Apocalypse Culture (rev. ed.) 193 The cause of everything from AIDS to ARC to the much-discussed ‘Yuppie Disease’ (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) seems to be isolated to a breakdown of the body's immune system triggered by a viral infection. 2001Ottawa Sun (Nexis) 5 Mar. 6, I decided to try to find out more about carpal tunnel syndrome, an ailment I've always sort of felt embarrassed about—like the so-called yuppie disease.
▸ yuppie flu n. colloq. (orig. U.S. usually with dismissive or depreciative connotations), myalgic encephalomyelitis; cf. chronic fatigue syndrome n. at chronic adj. Additions.
1987Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 18 Jan. f1 CEBV [= Chronic Epstein-Barr Virus] syndrome has been dubbed the ‘*yuppie flu’ because it hits young, goal-oriented, high achievers. 1996Brit. Med. Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) 5 Oct. Chronic fatigue syndrome, despite being commonly known as ‘yuppie flu’, is not restricted to any social class or occupational group. 2001Evening News (Edinb.) (Nexis) 21 May 13 When you say ME, most people look blank before sneering ‘Oh yeah, yuppie flu.’ |