Yuppie

Yuppie (derived from young upwardly-mobile professional or young urban professional) is a type of skilled worker. The word was coined in the early 1980s, originally in the United States, to denote a young white-collar professional working in a city.

Yuppies are generally professionals between 20 to 40 years old, usually from an intermediate living standard between the middle and upper class.

The word first appeared in a May 1980 Chicago magazine article by Dan Rottenberg.

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