antiyuppie

English

Etymology

anti- + yuppie

Adjective

antiyuppie (not comparable)

  1. Opposed to yuppies or yuppie culture
    • 1988 November 18, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Liberals Kick Ass”, in Chicago Reader:
      This is the world--the only world, alas--in which Carpenter's antiyuppie and anti-Reagan satire has meaning.
    • 2000 November 3, Jack Helbig, “Three Days of Rain and The Author's Voice”, in Chicago Reader:
      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.
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