# yuppie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈjʌpɪ/ · frequency rank #59,822

## Definitions
1. A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.

## Etymology
Originally an acronym for young upwardly mobile professional or young urban professional, + -ie (suffix forming noun signifying person associated with suffixed noun).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/yuppie