different between guppie vs yuppie

English

Pronunciation

• Homophone: guppy

Etymology 1

Back-formation from guppies.

Noun

guppie (plural guppies)

1. Alternative form of guppy

Etymology 2

Blend of gay +? yuppie.

Noun

guppie (plural guppies)

1. A high earning gay person living in a major urban area, especially a male

Related terms

• luppie

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.pi/
• Hyphenation: gup?pie
• Rhymes: -?pi

Noun

guppie c or n (plural guppies)

1. guppy
2. Sometimes reanalysed as a diminutive of gup.

English

Alternative forms

• yuppy

Etymology

Originally an acronym for young upwardly mobile professional or young urban professional, +? -ie (suffix forming noun signifying person associated with suffixed noun).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?j?p?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?j?pi/
• Rhymes: -?pi

Noun

yuppie (plural yuppies)

1. (informal) a young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.

Synonyms

• bobo
• yumpie
• yup, YUP

Derived terms

Translations

French

Noun

yuppie m (plural yuppies)

1. yuppie

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English yuppie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?jup.pi/

Noun

yuppie m or f (plural yuppies)

1. yuppie (young upwardly mobile urban professional person)

Derived terms

• yuppismo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English yuppie.

Noun

yuppie m, f (plural yuppies)

1. yuppie (young upwardly mobile urban professional person)

Spanish

Noun

yuppie m (plural yuppies)

1. Alternative spelling of yuppy