Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To make (an urban area, for example) attractive to young affluent residents or consumers.
Wiktionary
- v. To redevelop (an urban area or commercial premises) so as to attract affluent young professionals as residents or clientele.
Etymologies
- yuppie + -ify (Wiktionary)
- yuppie + -fy. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“What is it about Midtown that attracts new fast food chains trying to yuppify some strange ethnic classic?”
“Kirkgate Market - despite concerns from a campaign group that the authority will 'yuppify' the historic facilities.”
“Verbs "are sometimes created with humorous intent," he wrote, "as in trendify, to make trendy or fashionable, and yuppify, to make an area attractive to yuppies.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘yuppify’.
-
Wordplayer's Wonderful Words
chaparral, grotesque, knork, newsmonger, thitherwards, fackeltanz, kakistocracy, sforzando, compendium, frump, inquere, phosphene and 100 more...
-
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Diction...
dead-cat bounce, golden handcuffs, headhunt, avatar, convergence, dot-commer, killer app, lurk, anandamide, barista, frankenfood, longneck and 17 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for yuppify.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.