yuppity
English
editPronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): [ˈjʌpɨɾi]
Audio (US): (file)
Etymology 1
editAlteration of yup.
Adverb
edityuppity (not comparable)
- (colloquial) Yes.
- 2003 October 20, Wm… [username], “Re: What is a "reverse path"”, in demon.ip.support.turnpike[2] (Usenet):
- >The rule you quote here would match any From: line that had something
>after From: and outside the angle brackets. According to the Turnpike
>Help File - which you really ought to read if you intend to embark upon
>this sort of exercise:
Yuppity!
Synonyms
edit- See also Thesaurus:yes.
Etymology 2
editPossibly a blend of yuppie and uppity.
Adjective
edityuppity (comparative more yuppity, superlative most yuppity)
- (informal) Posh, snooty.
- 2003, Elgy Gillespie, The Rough Guide to San Francisco Restaurants, Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 432:
- The Bodeguita del Medio takes its name from Ernest Hemingway's favorite bar in downtown Havana, and in honor of the Cuban connection it has a cigar-smoking "divan" at the back of the house. The earth may not move for him any more, but Hemingway is all over this yuppity little California Avenue joint — along with Bill Clinton.