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Young Urban Professional. The term "yuppie" means young urban professional or young upwardly-mobile professional. It was originally coined in the 1980's to denote a targeted marketing group of young adults. Soon, however, it became a pejorative term for a young, affluent, self-absorbed portion of the population.
Informal for (y)oung (U)rban (P)rofessional, or Yup. turned into yuppie in the 1980's. A term used to describe someone who is young, possibly just out of college, and who has a high-paying job and an affluent lifestyle. Can now be used to describe any rich person who is not modest about their financial status.

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