/yum"pee/ , n. ( sometimes l.c. )
a young, well-educated person who has a professional career and aspires to a higher social and economic status; yuppie.
Also, Yumpy .
[ 1980-85, Amer.; y ( oung ) u ( pwardly ) m ( obile ) p ( rofessional ) (or p ( erson )) + -IE; cf. YUPPIE ]