yuppify
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yuppify — UK US /ˈjʌpɪfaɪ/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to change the appearance of a place to suit or attract people who earn and spend a lot of money: »The council plans to bring in big multinationals and yuppify the city centre … Financial and business terms
yuppify — UK [ˈjʌpɪfaɪ] / US [ˈjʌpɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms yuppify : present tense I/you/we/they yuppify he/she/it yuppifies present participle yuppifying past tense yuppified past participle yuppified to change a place from a place for poor or… … English dictionary
yuppify — yuppie (also yuppy) ► NOUN (pl. yuppies) informal, derogatory ▪ a well paid young middle class professional working in a city. DERIVATIVES yuppiedom noun yuppify verb. ORIGIN from the acronym young urban professional … English terms dictionary
yuppify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Date: 1984 to make appealing to yuppies; also to infuse with the qualities or values of yuppies • yuppification noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
yuppify — verb To redevelop (an urban area or commercial premises) so as to attract affluent young professionals as residents or clientele. This used to be an honest old fashioned backstreet boozer but, like Fulham itself, the pub has had its soul ripped… … Wiktionary
yuppify — yup|pi|fy [ˈjʌpıfaı] v past tense and past participle yuppified present participle yuppifying third person singular yuppifies [T usually passive] to improve the buildings in an area, or to open expensive restaurants, shops etc so that ↑yuppies… … Dictionary of contemporary English
yuppify — yup|pi|fy [ jʌpı,faı ] verb transitive to change a place from a place for poor or working class people to one that is very expensive and popular with yuppies ╾ yup|pi|fi|ca|tion [ ,jʌpıfı keıʃn ] noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
yuppify — v. populate with yuppies; make attractive to yuppies; turn an urban area attractive to young wealthy residents … English contemporary dictionary
yuppify — yup·pi·fy … English syllables
yuppify — yup•pi•fy [[t]ˈyʌp əˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing. Disparaging. to gentrify or modify (a neighborhood, apartment building, store, etc.), often destroying its innate character, so as to attract affluent young professionals • Etymology: [1980 85;… … From formal English to slang
