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yuppify

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: Y AH1 P IH0 F AY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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verb

Meaning 1

To redevelop (an urban area or commercial premises) so as to attract affluent young professionals as residents or clientele.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, often

Examples

  • This used to be an honest old-fashioned backstreet boozer but, like Fulham itself, the pub has had its soul ripped out since it has been yuppified

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English yuppie Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English yuppify From yuppie + -ify.