noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈjʌpɪ/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ˈjʌpi/
rhymes with -ʌpi
CMU ARPABET:Y AH1 P IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, derogatory, informal, sometimes
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: professional, professional person
History
Etymology
Originally an acronym for young upwardly mobile professional or young urban professional, + -ie (suffix forming noun signifying person associated with suffixed noun).
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
я́пі
(jápi)
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Chinese Mandarin:
雅皮士
(yǎpíshì)
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Chinese Mandarin:
雅痞
(yǎpǐ)
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Dutch:
yuppie
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Dutch:
yup
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Estonian:
pintsaklipslane
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Estonian:
yuppie
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Finnish:
juppi
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
French:
yuppie
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
French:
bobo
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
German:
Yuppie
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Greek:
γιάπης
(giápis)
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Hebrew:
יָאפִּי
(yápi)
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Hungarian:
fiatal értelmiségi
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Icelandic:
uppi
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Italian:
yuppie
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Japanese:
ヤッピー
(yappī)
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Korean:
여피
(yeopi)
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Latvian:
japijs
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Latvian:
jampijs
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Limburgish:
jöppie
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Norwegian:
japp
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Norwegian:
yuppie
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Polish:
yuppie
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Polish:
yuppi
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Polish:
japiszon
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Portuguese:
yuppie
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Russian:
я́ппи
(jáppi)
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Spanish:
yuppy
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Spanish:
yuppie
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Spanish:
yupi
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Swedish:
yuppie
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Turkish:
yupi
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
Ukrainian:
я́ппі
(jáppi)
— young upwardly mobile urban professional person
