noun. A young city or suburban resident with a well-paid professional job and an affluent lifestyle.

noun. an ambitious young adult, usually college-educated, living in or near a large city, with a professional career and an affluent lifestyle. The "u" in the word is sometimes interpreted as meaning “upwardly mobile”.

noun. a young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle

noun. a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style

"It was 1971, well before the word yuppie had been coined, or wide acceptance of the principle that monetary success and value were synonyms."