Yuppie

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  yuppie \yup"pie\, yuppy \yup"py\(y[u^]p"p[y^]), n. [young urban
     professional + -ie.]
     an ambitious young adult, usually college-educated, living in
     or near a large city, with a professional career and an
     affluent lifestyle. The "u" in the word is sometimes
     interpreted as meaning "upwardly mobile".


     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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