different between yuppity vs yeppity

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): [?j?p??i]

Etymology 1

Alteration of yup.

Adverb

yuppity (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) Yes.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:yes.

Etymology 2

Possibly a blend of yuppie and uppity.

Adjective

yuppity (comparative more yuppity, superlative most yuppity)

1. (informal) Posh, snooty.
   • 2003, Elgy Gillespie, The Rough Guide to San Francisco Restaurants, Rough Guides (2003), ?ISBN, page 432:

     The Bodeguita del Medio takes its name from Ernest Hemingway's favorite bar in downtown Havana, and in honor of the Cuban connection it has a cigar-smoking "divan" at the back of the house. The earth may not move for him any more, but Hemingway is all over this yuppity little California Avenue joint — along with Bill Clinton.

   • 2010, Steve Westover, Defensive Tactics, Bonneville Books (2010), ?ISBN, page 53:

     “Yeah, that yuppity one up the street is where all the FBI guys go, but they wouldn't be caught dead in this place. […]

   • 2011, James Bernard Frost, A Very Minor Prophet, Hawthorne Books (2011), ?ISBN, page 65:

     She was dressed to the nines. Not in an all-black, yuppity, Coach handbag kind of way, but in a distinctly Mercyx way.

English

Etymology

yep +? -ity

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): [?j?p??i]

Adverb

yeppity (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) Yes.
   • 2003, Cathy Hopkins, Mates, Dates, and Sequin Smiles, Simon Pulse (2004), ?ISBN, page 160:

     Bingo, I thought. Hoho haha, yep yeppity yes.

   • 2007, Mark Lane, "Another tax plan, more FAQ", The Daytona Beach News-Journal, 2 November 2007:

     Yeppity, sir. You're exactly the kind of lucky guy who does OK by this plan.

   • 2011, Caprice Crane, With a Little Luck, Bantam Books (2011), ?ISBN, page 272:

     “But it says five—whoa. You mean five hundred thousand?“

     “Yeppity."

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:yes.