| 词汇 | yuppie |
| 释义 | yuppie Theme: PEOPLE - YOUNG n. a “young urban professional.”The yuppies are getting a lot of flack these days.Why pick on yuppies? yuppie noun an individual socially categorised as a young upwardly mobile professional. An acronym, often used derogatively, probably coined by several people independently. Variations include: BUPPIE/BUPPY (black upwardly mobile professional), 'chuppy' (Chinese etc.), 'puppy' (Punjabi etc.). These social groupings are the stuff of personal ads where you can find new, evermore contrived acronyms including, according to David Rowan, A Glossary for the 90s, 1998: SINBAD (single income, no boyfriend and absolutely desperate), SITCOM (single income, two children and an oppressive mortgage) and YAPPIE (young affluent parent) US, 1982yuppieand yuppy (ˈjəpi)1. n. a young urban professional. The yuppies are getting a lot of flack these days. 2. mod. having to do with yuppies. I don’t want to drive one of those yuppie cars. yuppieA young urban professional in his or her twenties or thirties with an affluent lifestyle. This acronymic term dates from the 1980s. Newsweek characterized 1984 as “the Year of the Yuppie.” The television series Thirtysomething, showing from 1987 to 1991, featured men and women in their thirties who fit the profile of yuppies. See also preppy; baby boomers. |
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