| 单词 | yuppie disease |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyuppie disease 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. < as lemmas |
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