Can someone tell me just exactly what a yuppie is? I thought I knew the definition from my middle school history class ten years ago, but apparently I heard ten different definitions today.
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What's a yuppie?
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although lately the original term is not the one referenced. Around these parts a yuppie is someone coming from an upper middle class family in the suburbs that relocates to the city, usually associated with a snooty attitude.
The Yuppie was also known for being socially liberal and fiscally conservative, in other words, favoring less government.
Young, well paid, professional.
shows off wealth and pretentious attitude.
Female:
think Starbucks in one hand, pink Moto RAZR in the other with a TNA or Lululemon bag containing one mini dog.
Juicy Couture pants and top (~$350)
hair costing more than my monthly rent.
nails and make up.
found usually near yuppie male:
smells like musk ox in heat
clothes from up scale retailers.
car had real leather interior.
usually has sun glasses on worth more than my paycheck.
Both have bad attitude.
shows off wealth and pretentious attitude.
Female:
think Starbucks in one hand, pink Moto RAZR in the other with a TNA or Lululemon bag containing one mini dog.
Juicy Couture pants and top (~$350)
hair costing more than my monthly rent.
nails and make up.
found usually near yuppie male:
smells like musk ox in heat
clothes from up scale retailers.
car had real leather interior.
usually has sun glasses on worth more than my paycheck.
Both have bad attitude.
Dingdingdingdingding - I think we have a winner!
I was basically going to say this, but you, Leareth, said it much more eloquently.
And all that while driving her Lexus SUV 3' from the bumper of the sedan in front of her on the highway, or turning right on red without stopping or looking.
You wear Juicy don't you metro?Wow, lots of judgements flying around in here
Just kidding I love you in theory no doubt!
Isn't a yuppie a fish? Or is that a guppie?
honestly, i thought it was matthew mcconaughey with a little too much hair.
Poor Matthew...so much potential, all wasted.
Then again, that pic of Kamera RAWr did remind me of one other thing we might find right here:
I must confess... that picture is supposed to be of "Grizzly Adams"
How could people not know that was Grizzly Adams? May be you should have included a picture of Ben.
As for a Yuppie, Just see Charlie Sheen in 'Wall Street'
You don't need to need to have a really snooty attitude to be a yuppie. People just threw that part in there, because apparently, rich people usually have bad attitudes. Or maybe it's the working class who are bitter towards the rich, and have the bad attitude. I forget.
Anyway, to be a yuppie, you need to be exactly that --- a young, urban professional who has "taste", where everything is up to a certain standard. Since being a yuppie means they're just "starting out" on the long road towards upper crust blandness, they favour mid-to-high tier brands. This makes it easier to build their collection of image-infused products slowly, since they just bought a 3rd storey loft unit converted from a grain silo. This means sticking with brands like Club Monaco and up. They can stretch and buy something better if they find something über-expensive on sale. They may occasionally look at brands like American Eagle, but even spoiled teenagers can shop at American Eagle, and which yuppie wants to be mistaken as one of those?
It's all bland clothing, but even bland clothing needs to be unique somehow. I don't mean "bland" as in "white shirt and black pants", or jeans and a "Vote for Pedro" t-shirt. Oh no no no. These yuppies, whether they are openly into it or are a bit more shy about it, are secretly in love with designer mens magazines. And MTV. They know how to dress. However, they're only interested in the white-light blue-dark blue striped shirt from Club Monaco because they saw K-west sporting it on the cover of GQ last month. It's still bland. Following a trend requires no thought of your own.
They also know the brand and model name of their favourite watch and shoes of the current year, both casual and formal types. They may not even own them, but they follow them the same way many guys follow their favourite sports team.
So at this early stage of urban professionalism, a yuppie's standards don't need to be very high, but high enough to piss off easy-going people who are generally easy to please and only work to live. Yuppies only piss people off because they f*** with other people's lifestyle biorhythms or something.
Being rich has nothing to do with being a yuppie.
Anyway, to be a yuppie, you need to be exactly that --- a young, urban professional who has "taste", where everything is up to a certain standard. Since being a yuppie means they're just "starting out" on the long road towards upper crust blandness, they favour mid-to-high tier brands. This makes it easier to build their collection of image-infused products slowly, since they just bought a 3rd storey loft unit converted from a grain silo. This means sticking with brands like Club Monaco and up. They can stretch and buy something better if they find something über-expensive on sale. They may occasionally look at brands like American Eagle, but even spoiled teenagers can shop at American Eagle, and which yuppie wants to be mistaken as one of those?
It's all bland clothing, but even bland clothing needs to be unique somehow. I don't mean "bland" as in "white shirt and black pants", or jeans and a "Vote for Pedro" t-shirt. Oh no no no. These yuppies, whether they are openly into it or are a bit more shy about it, are secretly in love with designer mens magazines. And MTV. They know how to dress. However, they're only interested in the white-light blue-dark blue striped shirt from Club Monaco because they saw K-west sporting it on the cover of GQ last month. It's still bland. Following a trend requires no thought of your own.
They also know the brand and model name of their favourite watch and shoes of the current year, both casual and formal types. They may not even own them, but they follow them the same way many guys follow their favourite sports team.
So at this early stage of urban professionalism, a yuppie's standards don't need to be very high, but high enough to piss off easy-going people who are generally easy to please and only work to live. Yuppies only piss people off because they f*** with other people's lifestyle biorhythms or something.
Being rich has nothing to do with being a yuppie.
BOBO - Burnt Out But Opulent
BUPPIE - Black Urban Professional
DINK - Dual Income, No Kids
DINKY - Double Income, No Kids (Yet)
DUMP - Destitute Unemployed Mature Professional
GOLDIE - Golden Oldie, Lives Dangerously
GUPPIE - Gay Urban Professional
LOMBARD - Lots of Money but a Real ********
OINK - One Income, No Kids
PIPPIE - Person Inheriting Parents' Property
PUPPIE - Poncy Urban Professional
SCUM - Self-Centered Urban Male
SILKY - Single Income, Loads of Kids
SINBAD - Single Income, No Boyfriend, Absolutely Desperate
SINK - Single, Independent, No Kids
SITCOM - Single Income, Two Children, Outrageous Mortgage
WOOPIE - Well-Off Older Person
YAPPIE - Young Affluent Parent
BUPPIE - Black Urban Professional
DINK - Dual Income, No Kids
DINKY - Double Income, No Kids (Yet)
DUMP - Destitute Unemployed Mature Professional
GOLDIE - Golden Oldie, Lives Dangerously
GUPPIE - Gay Urban Professional
LOMBARD - Lots of Money but a Real ********
OINK - One Income, No Kids
PIPPIE - Person Inheriting Parents' Property
PUPPIE - Poncy Urban Professional
SCUM - Self-Centered Urban Male
SILKY - Single Income, Loads of Kids
SINBAD - Single Income, No Boyfriend, Absolutely Desperate
SINK - Single, Independent, No Kids
SITCOM - Single Income, Two Children, Outrageous Mortgage
WOOPIE - Well-Off Older Person
YAPPIE - Young Affluent Parent