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Yuppie

It's an acronym for young urban professional. It's still in use to today, but not as popular as in the 80s.
 
Originally posted by: aircooled
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Originally posted by: aircooled
is Yuppie still a relevant word?

in the 80's it meant you were 30 something and had a BMW. What about now?
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I thought it was a Volvo.
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Volvo, BMW, Mercedes.....
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Stupid bitches who can't drive especially like Volvos, in my area. *grumble*
 
I always considered a yuppie someone who tried to pretend that they were far more important , in their posistion, than they actualy were (filofax, mobile phone, etc - showing off for all to see)

Definatly a n '80's term
 
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Originally posted by: theblackbox
dink is more popular these days.
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I thought 'dink' was a derogatory term for a Vietnamese person.
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I've never heard it used as a derogatory term specific to Vietnamese people, just as a general insult.

Originally posted by: KillyKillall
Originally posted by: theblackbox
dink is more popular these days.
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What in the world is a "dink?"
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Obligatory "You!" response 😉
Definition, I've mostly thought of it as #3, so I'm sure it's not specific to Vermont, as I've never been there.
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Originally posted by: theblackbox
dink is more popular these days.
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I thought 'dink' was a derogatory term for a Vietnamese person.
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I've never heard it used as a derogatory term specific to Vietnamese people, just as a general insult.
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Interesting, I've only used it heard when talking about Vietnamese people.

I think it was US Military slang for NVA fighters.
 
Sure, I use the word yuppie all the time. Mostly when I see some late 20s-early 30s asstard in a shirt and tie, driving his silver BMW with the top down, drinking a starbucks coffee and talking on his cell phone, while trying so hard to look important.
 
someone wrote an article about it in the 80's and it referred to the hippies from the 60's who grew up and entered the business world
 
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: aircooled
is Yuppie still a relevant word?

in the 80's it meant you were 30 something and had a BMW. What about now?
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how about nimbys?
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not in my back yard... yes..... (I live 5 miles away from a nuclear power plant, am I safe???) 🙂
 
Originally posted by: aircooled
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: aircooled
is Yuppie still a relevant word?

in the 80's it meant you were 30 something and had a BMW. What about now?
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how about nimbys?
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not in my back yard... yes..... (I live 5 miles away from a nuclear power plant, am I safe???) 🙂
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you're just as safe as any of us

 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Originally posted by: theblackbox
dink is more popular these days.
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I thought 'dink' was a derogatory term for a Vietnamese person.
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I've never heard it used as a derogatory term specific to Vietnamese people, just as a general insult.

Originally posted by: KillyKillall
Originally posted by: theblackbox
dink is more popular these days.
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What in the world is a "dink?"
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Obligatory "You!" response 😉
Definition, I've mostly thought of it as #3, so I'm sure it's not specific to Vermont, as I've never been there.
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I have lived in VT my whole life and have maybe heard that term once or twice...
 
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