yuppien.

Brit.

/ˈjʌpi/, U.S.

/ˈjəpi/

Forms: Also Yuppie, yuppy.

Etymology: Acronym originally < the initial letters of young urban professional ; now also frequently interpreted as young upwardly mobile professional (or person, people): see yumpie n. and -ie suffix.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

A jocular term for a member of a socio-economic group comprising young professional people working in cities. Also attributive. Cf. yumpie n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [adjective] > young professional

yuppie1984

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

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > [adjective] > professional > type of

yuppie1984

1984 Piesman & Hartley (title) The yuppie handbook.

1984 Times 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.

1984 Observer 8 Apr. 12/1 We have got to break this yuppie image.

1984 Guardian 22 Oct. 6/6 The yuppies themselves, in the 25–34 age group, supported Senator Gary Hart in the primaries.

1984 Washington Post 29 Mar. Va1/5 The two yuppy, upwardly mobile professional capitals of Virginia.

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.

1985 Investors Chron. 8 Nov. 8/1 It also announced that it will change its name to Next—the yuppy clothes-chain responsible for its meteoric rise.

Derivatives

ˈyuppiness n. (also ˈyuppieness)

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > professional class > young professional > condition or state

yuppiedom1984

yuppieism1984

yuppiness1984

1984 N.Y. Times 28 May 22/6 Yuppiness depends on the prestige of gaining; happiness on the satisfaction of giving.

1986 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 8 Jan. 5/4 There is a serious side to yuppieness, as advertisers are discovering.

1987 Athletics 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.

ˈyuppyish adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [adjective] > young professional > condition or state

yuppyish1986

1986 Financial Times 22 Apr. 25/1 There is nothing yuppyish about the Folkes Group.

1988 Fortune 15 Feb. 124/3 This declaration points to upscale yuppyish types plainly able to afford $100 a week.

Draft additions August 2001

yuppie disease n. colloquial. originally U.S. usually with dismissive or depreciative connotations, a disease or condition associated with young professionals; spec. = yuppie flu n. at Additions.

ΚΠ

1985 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 28 Jan. d1 Periodontitis is a true Yuppie disease.

1985 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 11 Sept. I suffer from the yuppie disease of not having enough time and energy for myself.

1990 A. 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.

2001 Ottawa 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.

Draft additions August 2001

yuppie flu n. colloquial. originally U.S. usually with dismissive or depreciative connotations, myalgic encephalomyelitis; cf. chronic fatigue syndrome n. at chronic adj. Additions.

ΚΠ

1987 Record (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.

1996 Brit. 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.

2001 Evening News (Edinb.) (Nexis) 21 May 13 When you say ME, most people look blank before sneering ‘Oh yeah, yuppie flu.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yuppie
释义	yuppien. Brit. /ˈjʌpi/, U.S. /ˈjəpi/ Forms: Also Yuppie, yuppy. Etymology: Acronym originally < the initial letters of young urban professional ; now also frequently interpreted as young upwardly mobile professional (or person, people): see yumpie n. and -ie suffix. colloquial (originally U.S.). A jocular term for a member of a socio-economic group comprising young professional people working in cities. Also attributive. Cf. yumpie n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [adjective] > young professional yuppie1984 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 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > [adjective] > professional > type of yuppie1984 1984 Piesman & Hartley (title) The yuppie handbook. 1984 Times 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. 1984 Observer 8 Apr. 12/1 We have got to break this yuppie image. 1984 Guardian 22 Oct. 6/6 The yuppies themselves, in the 25–34 age group, supported Senator Gary Hart in the primaries. 1984 Washington Post 29 Mar. Va1/5 The two yuppy, upwardly mobile professional capitals of Virginia. 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. 1985 Investors Chron. 8 Nov. 8/1 It also announced that it will change its name to Next—the yuppy clothes-chain responsible for its meteoric rise. Derivatives ˈyuppiness n. (also ˈyuppieness) ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > professional class > young professional > condition or state yuppiedom1984 yuppieism1984 yuppiness1984 1984 N.Y. Times 28 May 22/6 Yuppiness depends on the prestige of gaining; happiness on the satisfaction of giving. 1986 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 8 Jan. 5/4 There is a serious side to yuppieness, as advertisers are discovering. 1987 Athletics 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. ˈyuppyish adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [adjective] > young professional > condition or state yuppyish1986 1986 Financial Times 22 Apr. 25/1 There is nothing yuppyish about the Folkes Group. 1988 Fortune 15 Feb. 124/3 This declaration points to upscale yuppyish types plainly able to afford $100 a week. Draft additions August 2001 yuppie disease n. colloquial. originally U.S. usually with dismissive or depreciative connotations, a disease or condition associated with young professionals; spec. = yuppie flu n. at Additions. ΚΠ 1985 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 28 Jan. d1 Periodontitis is a true Yuppie disease. 1985 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 11 Sept. I suffer from the yuppie disease of not having enough time and energy for myself. 1990 A. 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. 2001 Ottawa 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. Draft additions August 2001 yuppie flu n. colloquial. originally U.S. usually with dismissive or depreciative connotations, myalgic encephalomyelitis; cf. chronic fatigue syndrome n. at chronic adj. Additions. ΚΠ 1987 Record (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. 1996 Brit. 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. 2001 Evening News (Edinb.) (Nexis) 21 May 13 When you say ME, most people look blank before sneering ‘Oh yeah, yuppie flu.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1984
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