Yuppie
noun
A young person with a well-paid job and stylish lifestyle, often living in or near a big city.
Many yuppies work in the finance industry and live in expensive apartments.
Often appears as...
- self-absorbed yuppie
- yuppie lifestyle
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Colloquial
noun
A young person with a well-paid job and stylish lifestyle, often living in or near a big city.
Many yuppies work in the finance industry and live in expensive apartments.
Often appears as...
- self-absorbed yuppie
- yuppie lifestyle
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/3Era Origin
Originated in the 1980s, reflects attitudes and values of that time.
His parents were yuppies who thrived on 80's Wall Street.
Pro Tip 2/3Slang Use
Used informally, sometimes with mild disapproval or envy.
He's such a yuppie, always talking about his latest tech gadgets.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Stereotype
Yuppie can stereotype someone as materialistic and self-centered.
I didn't expect you to be a yuppie, caring only about brands and deals.
Compare with
careeristconsumerhipstermaterialistnouveau riche
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Quote examples
Gus Van Sant
American Director
The things that inform student culture are created and controlled by the unseen culture, the sociological aspects of our climbing culture, our 'me' generation, our yuppie culture, our SUVs, or, you know, shopping culture, our war culture.
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Sarah Wayne Callies
American Actress
I'm learning to hunt with rifles, because if you think about it, hunting gets you the healthiest meat - organic, free-range food. It's a totally yuppie spin on what I thought was kind of a redneck occupation.
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Tucker Carlson
American Journalist
All that chatter you hear from yuppie parents at the playground about how expensive it is to 'do' bathrooms? It's all true. Every word, and worse.
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John Zorn
American Composer
I'm constantly tortured, and that's why I say happiness is irrelevant. Happiness is for children and yuppies.
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Lloyd Kaufman
American Director
Fast Food Nation' was boring and aimed at yuppies, and yuppies don't eat fast food.
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Eric Goode
American Director
If hotels are replacing nightclubs, then they're replacing nightclubs for yuppies.
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Ken Hakuta
South Korean Inventor
It was very enticing to become a yuppie, but I didn't want to do that.
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Abel Ferrara
American Director
I live with a bunch of yuppies and models.
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Barbara Ehrenreich
American Writer
Exercise is the yuppie version of bulimia.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
I'm too old to be a yuppie.
Quote examples
Gus Van Sant
American Director
The things that inform student culture are created and controlled by the unseen culture, the sociological aspects of our climbing culture, our 'me' generation, our yuppie culture, our SUVs, or, you know, shopping culture, our war culture.
Quote examples
Sarah Wayne Callies
American Actress
I'm learning to hunt with rifles, because if you think about it, hunting gets you the healthiest meat - organic, free-range food. It's a totally yuppie spin on what I thought was kind of a redneck occupation.
Quote examples
Tucker Carlson
American Journalist
All that chatter you hear from yuppie parents at the playground about how expensive it is to 'do' bathrooms? It's all true. Every word, and worse.
Quote examples
John Zorn
American Composer
I'm constantly tortured, and that's why I say happiness is irrelevant. Happiness is for children and yuppies.
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Lloyd Kaufman
American Director
Fast Food Nation' was boring and aimed at yuppies, and yuppies don't eat fast food.
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Eric Goode
American Director
If hotels are replacing nightclubs, then they're replacing nightclubs for yuppies.
Quote examples
Ken Hakuta
South Korean Inventor
It was very enticing to become a yuppie, but I didn't want to do that.
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Abel Ferrara
American Director
I live with a bunch of yuppies and models.
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Barbara Ehrenreich
American Writer
Exercise is the yuppie version of bulimia.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
I'm too old to be a yuppie.
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