yuppiedom
Young professional culture
Yuppiedom is the world of yuppies—young urban professionals and their associated lifestyle of career ambition, material consumption, and upward mobility.
The term captures both the demographic and its culture: The coffee shop's exposed brick and artisanal pastries screamed yuppiedom.
It can be neutral or gently mocking.
Of or relating to companies
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- white-collarOffice work designation
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- ambitiousStrongly desiring achievement
MBA · Wall Street · law firm · consulting · finance · marketing · tech · startup
Abundance of valuable resources
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- portfolioCollected works or assets
BMW · Mercedes · condo · trust fund · disposable income · credit card · expense account · country club
Wealthy influx displacing locals
- brunchMorning-afternoon meal hybrid
- loftSpace beneath the roof
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- gourmetConnoisseur of fine cuisine
boutique · organic · microbrewery · coworking · wine bar · farmers market · yoga · spin class
Prioritizing goods over spirit
- shallowWithout much depth
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- conformistOne following accepted norms
- selloutCompromiser of integrity
consumerism · status-seeking · nouveau riche · social climbing · rat race · soulless · vapid · smugness
Central business district
- high-riseMultistory tall building
- condoOwned multi-unit dwelling
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- commuteRegular work travel
subway · cosmopolitan · brownstone · penthouse · doorman building · parking garage · city living · walkability
corporate
Of or relating to companies
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- white-collarOffice work designation
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
ambitious · MBA · Wall Street · law firm · consulting · finance · marketing · tech · startup · corner office
wealth
Abundance of valuable resources
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
portfolio · BMW · Mercedes · condo · trust fund · disposable income · credit card · expense account · country club · vacation home
gentrification
Wealthy influx displacing locals
gourmet · boutique · organic · microbrewery · coworking · wine bar · farmers market · yoga · spin class · craft cocktail
materialism
Prioritizing goods over spirit
- shallowWithout much depth
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- conformistOne following accepted norms
sellout · consumerism · status-seeking · nouveau riche · social climbing · rat race · soulless · vapid · smugness · entitlement
downtown
Central business district
- high-riseMultistory tall building
- condoOwned multi-unit dwelling
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
commute · subway · cosmopolitan · brownstone · penthouse · doorman building · parking garage · city living · walkability · mixed-use
yuppiedombohemianism
Artistic rejection of convention
hippiedom · counterculture · anti-materialism · simple living · asceticism
yuppiedompoverty
Severe lack of resources
downward mobility · destitution · working-class life · underclass · skid row
yuppiedomcounterculture
Rejection of mainstream values
underground culture · subculture · marginality · nonconformism · alternative lifestyle