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Vinony

yuppie

noun

  1. term that refers to a member of the upper middle class or upper class in their 20s or 30s
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Pronunciation: /ˈjʌpɪ/ / /ˈjʌpi/

noun

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

  1. A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.

    “[David] Wain packs They Came Together with supporting characters, most of them variations on stock rom-com archetypes—the exes, the siblings, the co-workers, the yuppie parents, and so forth.”