yuppie
English
Alternative forms
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, sometimes derogatory) A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.
Derived terms
Translations
young upwardly mobile urban professional person
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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjup.pi/, (careful style) /ˈjap.pi/[1]
- Rhymes: -uppi, (careful style) -appi
Noun
yuppie m or f by sense (plural yuppies)
- yuppie (young upwardly mobile urban professional person)
Derived terms
References
- yuppie in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Portuguese
Swedish
Declension
Declension of yuppie | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | yuppie | yuppien | yuppies, yuppier | yuppierna |
Genitive | yuppies | yuppiens | yuppies, yuppiers | yuppiernas |
Derived terms
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