"yupster" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-yupster.ogg [Australia] Forms: yupsters [plural]
Etymology: Blend of yuppie + hipster Etymology templates: {{blend|en|yuppie|hipster}} Blend of yuppie + hipster Head templates: {{en-noun}} yupster (plural yupsters)
  1. (slang, derogatory) An affluent follower of trends. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-yupster-en-noun-fxYFPBmy Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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