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Yooper

[ yoo-per ]

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (used as a nickname):

    She can’t wait to get back to Marquette and hang out with her siblings and all the other Yoopers she grew up with.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of Yooper1

First recorded in 1970–75; phonetic respelling of the pronunciation of U.P. ( def ) + -er 1( def )

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