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Noun: yuppie  yú-pee
Usage: informal
  1. A young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious lifestyle
    "The neighbourhood became gentrified as yuppies moved in";
    - yuppy [informal]

Derived forms: yuppies

Type of: professional, professional person

Encyclopedia: Yuppie