an ambitious young adult, usually college-educated, living in or near a large city, with a professional career and an affluent lifestyle. The "u" in the word is sometimes interpreted as meaning "upwardly mobile".
a young upwardly mobile professional person; someone under 40 who prospered during the 1980s
Yuppie is the neologism for the consumers identified in the advertising category "Young Urban Professional" or "Young Upwardly Mobile Professional." The acronym pejoratively describes said socio-economic demographic group as selfish, materialistic, and psychologically superficial people with much disposable income.