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单词 yooper
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Yoopern.

Brit. /ˈjuːpə/, U.S. /ˈjupər/
Forms: 1900s– UPer, 1900s– Yooper.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: UP n. at U n.1 Additions, -er suffix1.
Etymology: < the initialism UP n. at U n.1 Additions (for U pper P eninsula) + -er suffix1, in form Yooper showing a modified spelling intended to more clearly indicate the pronunciation.
U.S. regional (chiefly Michigan).
A native or inhabitant of the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan.
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1974 Pick & Axe (Bessemer, Michigan) 17 Oct. 2/1 Leaving us off the map isn't in itself a terrible thing—what bothers most UPers is that the map thing seems to betray some serious attitudes..on the part of our down-state counterparts.
1975 Pick & Axe (Bessemer, Michigan) 1 Feb. 3/2 Please be advised that you are neither a Michiganian nor a Michigoose. The correct noun is UPer (pronounced Yooper).
1977 Escanaba (Mich.) Daily Press 5 Aug. (Upbeat section) 7 ‘What's in a name?’ contest finalists! Here are the names that have been suggested as a semi-official term for a U.P. resident... U.P.ite..Yooper.
1980 Ski Dec. 166/3 Yoopers are a friendly folk. Maybe this is because there is almost always a drink nearby.
1991 S. Stern & J. A. Cicala Creative Ethnicity i. 8 This tradition is observed in some Cornish Yooper families.
2005 Daily Globe (Ironwood, Mich.) 9 June 4/3 Heck, we Yoopers even know how to spell pasty.
2012 Traverse City (Mich.) Record-Eagle 3 Nov. 1 a/2 The two Yoopers will square off in a rematch of the 2010 election.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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