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Yuppity vs Yeppity - What's the difference?

yuppity | yeppity |

In colloquial|lang=en terms the difference between yuppity and yeppity

is that yuppity is (colloquial) yes while yeppity is (colloquial) yes.

As adverbs the difference between yuppity and yeppity

is that yuppity is (colloquial) yes while yeppity is (colloquial) yes.

As an adjective yuppity

is (informal) posh, snooty.

yuppity

English

Etymology 1

Alteration of yup.

Adverb

(-)
  • (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.

    yeppity

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (colloquial) Yes.
  • * 2003 , Cathy Hopkins, Mates, Dates, and Sequin Smiles , Simon Pulse (2004), ISBN 0689867239, page 160:
    • Bingo, I thought. Hoho haha, yep yeppity yes.
  • * 2007 , Mark Lane, "Another tax plan, more FAQ", The Daytona Beach News-Journal , 2 November 2007:
    • Yeppity , sir. You're exactly the kind of lucky guy who does OK by this plan.
  • * 2011 , Caprice Crane, With a Little Luck , Bantam Books (2011), ISBN 9780553386240, page 272:
    • “But it says five—whoa. You mean five hundred thousand?“
    “Yeppity ."

    Synonyms

    * See also .