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yummy
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yuppie
yuppie flu
yuppify
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yuppify

yup·pi·fy [ yúppə f ] (past and past participle yup·pi·fied, present participle yup·pi·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular yup·pi·fies)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
populate with yuppies: to cause an area to be increasingly populated by young educated city-dwelling professionals or to modify something with the values ascribed to yuppies ( disapproving )


yup·pi·fi·ca·tion [ yùppəfi káysh'n ] noun
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