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Yumpie

or Yum·py

[ yuhm-pee ]

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)
  1. a young, well-educated person who has a professional career and aspires to a higher social and economic status; yuppie.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Yumpie1

1980–85, Americanism; y(oung) u(pwardly) m(obile) p(rofessional) (or p(erson) ) + -ie; yuppie
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Example Sentences

It's no longer the great yumpie in the sky.

But Hart has great appeal among California's large Yumpie population, particularly in high-tech Silicon Valley.

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