different between yuppie vs luppie

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

English

Etymology

Blend of lesbian +? yuppie, Blend of Latino +? yuppie

Noun

luppie (plural luppies)

1. A high-earning gay woman living in a major urban area.
   • 2000, Bell Hooks, Where we stand: class matters, page 138

     A luppie (lesbian professional) doesn't need to harm or displace a fly

2. (rare) A high-earning Latino living in a major urban area.

Related terms

• guppie
• guppy

References

• Slang: The Topical Dictionary of Americanisms

Anagrams

• pile up, pile-up, pileup, uppile