yuppy
Status-seeking urbanite
Yuppy is a mildly disparaging term for a young urban professional—someone in their twenties or thirties with a well-paying white-collar job and conventional aspirations toward career success and material comfort.
The word peaked in the 1980s but remains in use: The neighborhood filled up with yuppies and their expensive strollers.
Also spelled yuppie.
Compromiser of integrity
- conformistOne following accepted norms
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- shallowWithout much depth
- materialisticPrioritizing physical wealth
smug · entitled · self-absorbed · insufferable · snobby · phony · superficial · gentrifier
Having abundant financial resources
- well-to-doHaving ample wealth
- moneyedHaving substantial wealth
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
- BMWBavarian motor works
Rolex · designer · luxury · materialism · brunch · organic · artisanal · premium
Office work designation
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- MBAGraduate degree in commerce
- briefcasePortable document container
networking · ambitious · workaholic · consultant · finance · startup · promotion · rat-race
Wealthy influx displacing locals
- loftSpace beneath the roof
- condoOwned multi-unit dwelling
- brunchMorning-afternoon meal hybrid
- fitnessGood physical shape
yoga · espresso · SoulCycle · Peloton · renovation · stainless-steel · minimalist · curated
sellout
Compromiser of integrity
- conformistOne following accepted norms
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- shallowWithout much depth
materialistic · smug · entitled · self-absorbed · insufferable · snobby · phony · superficial · gentrifier · basic
wealthy
Having abundant financial resources
- well-to-doHaving ample wealth
- moneyedHaving substantial wealth
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
BMW · Rolex · designer · luxury · materialism · brunch · organic · artisanal · premium · boutique
white-collar
Office work designation
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- MBAGraduate degree in commerce
briefcase · networking · ambitious · workaholic · consultant · finance · startup · promotion · rat-race · ladder-climbing
gentrification
Wealthy influx displacing locals
fitness · yoga · espresso · SoulCycle · Peloton · renovation · stainless-steel · minimalist · curated · Instagram
yuppyslacker
Idle responsibility evader
bohemian · blue-collar worker · hippie · working class · beatnik
yuppyblue-collar worker
Manual labor employee
working stiff · redneck · hick · country bumpkin · yokel
yuppycounterculturist
One rejecting mainstream society
nonconformist · punk · anarchist · free spirit · rebel