yuppie disease
- noun
- /ˈjʌpi dɪˈziːz/
- Offensive
:
enfermedad yuppie (despectivo)
- As soon as he got his first high-paying job, he caught a bad case of yuppie disease.
Examples
-
Many critics argue that yuppie disease is weakening the sense of community among young urbanites.
-
Is yuppie disease affecting your spending habits?
-
Social commentators often discuss yuppie disease in the context of modern urban lifestyles.
-
Many young professionals suffer from yuppie disease.
-
After getting promoted, she seemed to develop a serious case of yuppie disease, always flaunting the latest gadgets.
-
He often joked that his friends were suffering from yuppie disease as they constantly chased after the newest fashions.
-
Critics claim that yuppie disease is a sign of the times, as young professionals prioritize wealth over relationships.
Synonyms
19
5.8
Valuing money and things more than moral or spiritual life
4
7.9
Buying expensive things to show others you have wealth or status
1
9.9
A narrow money-focused way of thinking common among ordinary middle-class people
A way of acting that shows you care about money, brands, and fancy parties
Antonyms
How Materialistic
293
1.9
4
7.9
13
5.1
- Offensive
19
5.8
8
5.8
12
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
yuppie + disease
The phrase combines 'yuppie' (young professional) with 'disease' used figuratively to label a social or behavioural problem, so a learner who knows both words can infer it means a problematic tendency affecting yuppies. However, the use of 'disease' metaphorically and the specific nuance of excessive materialism/consumerism require cultural knowledge beyond literal composition, so the meaning is not fully predictable.
Etymology
Yuppie disease uses yuppie meaning a young city professional and disease as a joke: imagine an 'illness' people 'catch' that makes them buy lots of expensive, trendy things. So the phrase means being very focused on money, brands, and new trends.