yuppie

English

Alternative forms

yuppy

Etymology

Originally an acronym for young upwardly mobile professional or young urban professional, +‎ -ie (suffix forming noun signifying person associated with suffixed noun).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈjʌpɪ/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈjʌpi/
Rhymes: -ʌpi

Noun

yuppie (plural yuppies)

(informal) a young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

young upwardly mobile urban professional person

Belarusian: я́пі m (jápi)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 雅皮士 (zh) (yǎpíshì), 雅痞 (yǎpǐ)
Dutch: yuppie (nl) m, yup (nl) m
Estonian: pintsaklipslane, yuppie (et)
Finnish: juppi (fi)
French: yuppie (fr) m or f, bobo (fr) m or f
German: Yuppie (de) m
Greek: γιάπης (el) m (giápis)
Hebrew: יָאפִּי‎ m (yápi)
Hungarian: fiatal értelmiségi
Icelandic: uppi (is) m
Italian: yuppie (it) m or f

Japanese: ヤッピー (yappī)
Korean: 여피 (yeopi)
Latvian: japijs m, jampijs m
Limburgish: jöppie (li) m
Norwegian: japp (no) m, yuppie m
Polish: yuppie (pl) m, yuppi m, japiszon m
Portuguese: yuppie m or f
Russian: я́ппи (ru) m or f (jáppi)
Spanish: yuppy m, yuppie (es) m, yupi (es) m
Swedish: yuppie c
Turkish: yupi
Ukrainian: я́ппі m (jáppi)

French

Noun

yuppie m (plural yuppies)

yuppie

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English yuppie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjup.pi/

Noun

yuppie m or f (plural yuppies)

yuppie (young upwardly mobile urban professional person)

Derived terms

yuppismo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English yuppie.

Noun

yuppie m, f (plural yuppies)

yuppie (young upwardly mobile urban professional person)

Spanish

Noun

yuppie m (plural yuppies)

Alternative spelling of yuppy

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