yumpien.
/ˈjʌmpi/ colloquial (originally U.S.).
= yuppie n.
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society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > professional class > young professional
yumpie1984
yuppie1984
society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > [noun] > professional > young
yumpie1984
yuppie1984
1984 Economist 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.
1984 Times 21 Mar. 14/2 Sometimes ‘Yuppies’ are referred to as ‘Yumpies’, meaning Young, upwardly-mobile people.
1984 N.Y. Times Mag. 25 Mar. 20 The yumpies climbing the ladder of success with great agility can be described as upscaling.
1984 Chicago Sun-Times 25 Mar. 7 The ultimate Yumpie status symbol is to have a child suffering flash-card burn-out.
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