2006-08-04 14:30:58 · 14 answers · asked by killy 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Came from YUP, Young Urban Professional, back in the early 80's. Young people fresh out from college (particularly those with business and law degrees) were being paid very well. So, they had a cool lifestyle: cars, clothes, travel, dining out, etc.
They were thought of as being very materialistic by those who were not Yuppies.
2006-08-04 14:34:23 · answer #1 · answered by Plasmapuppy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In simple terms, it means
'Young Urban Professional'
It also means ' an ambitious Young Adult
It refers to a young person living in a city or around (urban area) with a professional career & an affluent life style.
Source : An Online Dictionary
'YU' in 'Yuppy' is said to refer to 'Upward Mobility'.
2006-08-08 11:28:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noun: yuppy. A young upwardly mobile professional person; a young and prosperous person - yuppie. Type of: professional, professional person.
2006-08-04 17:53:30 · answer #3 · answered by mom2all 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word was invented back in the 1970's ... it's an acronym derived from "Young Urban Professional". It refers to city people with white-color jobs and lots of disposable income, who like to spend money on visible things so other people will know how successful they are.
2006-08-04 14:35:18 · answer #4 · answered by jackalanhyde 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Young urban professional.
2006-08-04 15:25:51 · answer #5 · answered by helixburger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Young Urban Professional. A.K.A. Corporate cut-throat, ladder-climbing, fern bar patron, butt-kissing twenty somethings.
2006-08-04 14:37:35 · answer #6 · answered by Hielodrive 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yuppie:
N. Young Urban Professional (thus Yup-pie). They're the generation that came after the baby boomer/hippie generation.
2006-08-04 14:35:22 · answer #7 · answered by postholedigger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the word stands for young urban professional, it is often used to talk about young people who live in the city and who live outrageous lifestyles, mostly because they don't have families (i.e. kids) they have disposable incomes they can blow on whatever they want like flashy cars or expensive clothes, etc.
2006-08-04 14:36:47 · answer #8 · answered by Brillantina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup·pie
n. Informal
A young city or suburban resident with a well-paid professional job and an affluent lifestyle.
2006-08-04 14:35:31 · answer #9 · answered by j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone who is rich, spoiled and materialistic. Usually looks down upon the middle class and has a sense that they are superior to most.
2006-08-04 14:35:33 · answer #10 · answered by seattlecutiepie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋