单词 | yuppify |
释义 | yuppify[ yuhp-uh-fahy ] / ˈyʌp əˌfaɪ / verb (used with object), yup·pi·fied, yup·pi·fy·ing.Informal.to make (a neighborhood or area) more upscale or affluent in order to appeal to the lifestyle and tastes of yuppies. Origin of yuppifyFirst recorded in 1980–85; yupp(ie) + -ify OTHER WORDS FROM yuppifyyup·pi·fi·ca·tion, nounWords nearby yuppifyyup, Yupik, yuppie, yuppie disease, yuppie flu, yuppify, yupster, Yurak, Yurev, Yurimaguas, yurt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for yuppifyyuppify / (ˈjʌpɪˌfaɪ) / verb -fies, -fying or -fied(tr) to make yuppie in nature Derived forms of yuppifyyuppification, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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