English edit

Etymology edit

From yuppie +‎ -ette.

Noun edit

yuppette (plural yuppettes)

  1. (dated) A female yuppie.
    • 1988 July 1, Lawrence Bommer, “Channel This, or Die, Yuppie Scum!; Time in a Battle”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      The other--California-cool yuppettes sharing Roseanne Roseannadanna-style embarrassments, like sneezing so hard you drive a cocktail straw up your nose--seems too clearly the women's version of the men's childbirth gross-outs.
    • 1990, The Washingtonian - Volume 25[2], page 218:
      Artistic, surprising people especially welcome, relentless yuppettes not.
    • 2012, Charles Hunter, Laugh Yourself Healthy[3], →ISBN:
      Why do yuppettes always smile during lightning storms?