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What's the collective term for a group of Yuppies ?

I'm going for Wad.
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Isn't it 'w@nkers'?

I might be wrong....
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Be creative.

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What's the collective term for a group of Yuppies ?

I'm going for Wad.
Isn't it 'Yuppies?'

'My neighbor is a Yuppie.'

'My Yuppie neighbor had a bunch of his friends over. Those a*shole Yuppies kept me up all night.'
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An Arsehole of Yuppies ?

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Let me count the ways...

An annoyance of Yuppies?

An affectation of Yuppies?

A condescension of Yuppies?

A flaunting of Yuppies?
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All good.

How about a Carafe ?
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An Entitlement of Yuppies.
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Ha.

How about a Yah or a Carafe ?
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Little on the rude side but a " bowel full " of Yuppies?
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I'll take it. It's creative. It's got traction.
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A Filofax of yuppies?
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Oh yeah. That hit the target.
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A Filofax of yuppies?
The winner I think
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I think it's in the top 3.
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This is funny because I don't think anyone under the age of 50 has ever used the term "yuppie."
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Yes, but who cares about them.
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A murder of Yuppies? (as in crows)
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Yes, but who cares about them.
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This is funny because I don't think anyone under the age of 50 has ever used the term "yuppie."
I'm under 50.

I think it's less about Yuppies and more about a clusterf*ck of Hipsters when you're under 50.
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I'm over 50 and can't remember what yuppy or yuppie was an abriviation for,
Was it a load of W@nkers who liked drinking cocktails, frequented wine bars and dressed like they had fell out of Topmans window.

I had a boss who was a yuppy, filofax carrying tw@t he was.

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Yuppie = Young Upperly Moving Professionals (IIRC).
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I thought is was "Young Urban Professional".
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I thought is was "Young Urban Professional".
Could be, it's been a long time.
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A young city or suburban resident with a well-paid professional job and an affluent lifestyle.

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 urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.

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A fannypack of yuppies.
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What's your acronym Bill?
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In the UK it was always Young and Upwardly Mobile which is kind of weird.

It often confused me just how much hatred these characters got when they were actually driving the economy.

Jealousy wore many faces in the 80's.
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Parental Income Geriatric?
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A Brunch of Yuppies.

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A Smashed Avolanche* of yuppies.

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