Anti-yuppie graffiti criticizing the gentrification of Austin, Texas. Yuppie, short for "young urban professional" or "young upwardly-mobile professional", [1] [2] is a term coined in the early 1980s for a young professional person working in a city. [3]

Apr 20, 2022 · “Hollywood refuses to write even one story about an actual company startup where the CEO isn’t a dweeb and/or evil,” Elon Musk recently whined on Twitter. If this were the case, there would be an obvious explanation: start-up CEOs are all evil dweebs.

Yuppie Noun. A person who is a white collar worker who has possessions of an expensive nature and flaunts them. ie. “You see that guy in the Saab, he’s such a yuppie.” Origins trace back to the beginning of the decade when the “Yuppie Handbook” was written identifying the breed.

May 5, 2014 · Every generation has its slang — new words and phrases that allow kids to communicate without their parents understanding. Read on to learn some of the most popular slang terms through the decades. I’ll be a monkey’s uncle — sign of disbelief; I don’t believe it! Wassup? — What’s up?; How are you? Loading...

Dec 9, 2019 · Yuppie - Originally an acronym: YUP for “young urban professional.” “Yuppie” became a mildly derogatory term in the ‘80s, describing an educated, well-employed person but also implying shallowness and materialism.

YUPPIE The upwardly-mobile Baby Boomer who is obsessed with career and conspicuous consumption; stands for Young Urban Professional.

Apr 10, 2024 · People were asked to define a yuppie, and each of them had their own take. The word was surprisingly wide-ranging in its use. WATCH the video to find out if you know what a yuppie is in the ...

May 10, 2014 · In a better bit of casting, his wife is played by 80’s babe Helen Shaver. This is doubly welcome as she is not in the short story at all. After one of his science experiments (tiny martians brought back in a soil sample) escapes the nest, the …

Jul 12, 1995 · Rummaging through a pile of cliches of male hysteria in the face of fatherhood, "Nine Months" -- starring rogue-of- the-moment Hugh Grant as a San Francisco yuppie dweeb -- is good for a few...

Apr 10, 2024 · RETRO SLANG: Do you know what a yuppie is? The definition of this '80s slang word is surprisingly involved. “Bodacious,” “no duh” and “tubular” are just some of the colorful slang that emerged...