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yuppie

yup·pie

UK/ˈjʌpɪ/ US/ˈjʌpi/ uncommon dated informal

noun

1.

a young upwardly mobile professional person; someone under 40 who prospered during the 1980s

Origin

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

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