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Yuppity - What does it mean?

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yuppity

English

Etymology 1

Alteration of yup.

Adverb

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  • (colloquial) Yes.
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    Synonyms
    * See also .

    Etymology 2

    Possibly a blend of yuppie and uppity.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (informal) Posh, snooty.
  • * 2003 , Elgy Gillespie, The Rough Guide to San Francisco Restaurants , Rough Guides (2003), ISBN 9781843530992, page 432:
  • The Bodeguita del Medio takes its name from Ernest Hemingway's favorite bar in downtown Havana, and in honor of the Cuban connection it has a cigar-smoking "divan" at the back of the house. The earth may not move for him any more, but Hemingway is all over this yuppity little California Avenue joint — along with Bill Clinton.
  • * 2010 , Steve Westover, Defensive Tactics , Bonneville Books (2010), ISBN 9781599554457, page 53:
  • “Yeah, that yuppity one up the street is where all the FBI guys go, but they wouldn't be caught dead in this place.
  • * 2011 , James Bernard Frost, A Very Minor Prophet , Hawthorne Books (2011), ISBN 9780983304982, page 65:
  • She was dressed to the nines. Not in an all-black, yuppity , Coach handbag kind of way, but in a distinctly Mercyx way.

    Not English

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