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antiyuppie en · ADJ

Etymology

From anti- + yuppie.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Opposed to yuppies or yuppie culture
    • Few people can blend comedy with drama as artfully as American playwright Richard Greenberg, who's best known for his 80s antiyuppie hit Eastern Standard. 2000 November 3, Jack Helbig, “Three Days of Rain and The Author's Voice”, in Chicago Reader:
    • This is the world--the only world, alas--in which Carpenter's antiyuppie and anti-Reagan satire has meaning. 1988 November 18, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Liberals Kick Ass”, in Chicago Reader: