yuppity neighborhood
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8.7
- noun
- /ˈjʌpɪti ˈneɪbərˌhʊd/
- Archaic
- She moved into a yuppity neighborhood with coffee shops and yoga studios on every corner.
Examples
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The city's most yuppity neighborhood attracts tech workers and creative professionals alike.
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Housing prices in the yuppity neighborhood have soared due to its growing popularity.
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They just moved to a yuppity neighborhood in the city.
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Is this yuppity neighborhood really worth the high rent?
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Housing prices in the yuppity neighborhood have soared due to its growing popularity.
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She moved into a yuppity neighborhood with coffee shops and yoga studios on every corner.
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The city's most yuppity neighborhood attracts tech workers and creative professionals alike.
Synonyms
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6.3
A wealthy area by the coast with large, expensive houses
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7.5
An area where rich, fashionable, and proud people live
The most expensive area of a town where rich people live
Antonyms
How Upscale
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8.2
- Archaic
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8.7
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Surface Forms
Morphology
yuppity + neighborhood
The noun phrase is compositionally straightforward: 'yuppity' (an informal adjective meaning characteristic of yuppies/young professionals) modifies 'neighborhood', so the overall meaning 'an upscale, fashionable area popular with young professionals' follows directly from the constituents. Note that 'yuppity' is informal/slang and may be unknown to many learners, but if a B1 learner knows that constituent, the phrase is transparent.
Etymology
Yuppity neighborhood may come from the word yuppie, a name for young city professionals who like coffee shops, boutiques, and new companies, and neighborhood, meaning an area where people live and work. So a yuppity neighborhood is an area full of those young workers and trendy places, which is why it means 'fashionable' or 'upscale' and popular with young professionals.