yuppie

When she begins dating the owner of a local pet shop, Iona immediately falls in step with her yuppie new beau.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026

He said only a yuppie — “you know, those people who work in a bank during the day and only go to concerts at night” — would think he wasn’t.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025

Mr. Pita, fluent in English and backed by strong support from younger Thais, appears in public as a jovial yuppie brimming with bright ideas, confident that he can overcome the constitutional hurdles in his path.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 11, 2023

A versatile character actor whose television roles included a yuppie producer on “Newhart” and a closeted dad on “Girls” and who was on Broadway with longtime friend Tom Hanks in “Lucky Guy.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2021

The neighborly market I used to cruise for produce now looks forbiddingly like a Manhattan yuppie emporium.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

“The yuppies might like it, but we’re all set on bike lanes,” Mr. Napolitano said.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2023

“I was not interested in creating co-living spaces for yuppies living in Berlin,” she said.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2023

DiDi, serving as Greek chorus and comic relief, pulls Ms. Noomin directly into the story, saying: “Are you gonna let some cartoon yuppies cry cartoon tears over your lost babies?”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2022

Much as yuppies endlessly relived the 1960s throughout the 1980s and 1990s, millennials and younger Gen X are looking back at their youth and wondering: Why did we ever put up with this?

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2022

They became trapped in rush- hour traffic again, surrounded by half-asleep yuppies in suits who were sucking coffee from foam cups and listening to traffic reports and easy rock and roll.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston