young urban professional

young city-based professional

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A young, sharply dressed urban professional strides toward a city office entrance beside her polished luxury coupe, carrying a leather briefcase and checking an expensive wristwatch.

noun / adjective

yuppie

YUP-ee/ˈjʌpi/

A young urban professional associated with wealth and career ambition.

Etymology

yuppieEnglishyoung city-based professional

Yuppie condenses “young urban professional” into a social label. It soon acquired insulting force, helping explain why it suggests a stereotype of ambition and material success rather than merely age, residence, and occupation.

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