huppie
huppie noun: a Hispanic yuppie; an affluent professional of Latin American descent.
Noun (1)
huppie (plural huppies)
- A Hispanic yuppie; an affluent professional of Latin American descent.
- Among the work he has been doing have been films such as “D.C. Cab” and this year’s “Quicksilver”, a Kevin Bacon Wall-Street-on-wheels vehicle, in which he played an aspiring huppie (Hispanic Urban Professional).1986 August 20, Michael Spies, “Bilingual comic uses the language of laughter”, in Houston Chronicle
- Wiscovitch calls himself a “huppie”. Which, he translates, is a Hispanic Yuppie.1989 March 3, Maurice Carroll, “Pols and Politics; Political Writers Ready for Show”, in Newsday (New Your)
Noun (2)
huppie (plural huppies)
- An affluent professional with stereotypical left-wing social and political views or lifestyle.
- "Look who's talking." "Hippie, huppie, baldy," screamed a voice. "Oh my gosh, it's Annabel again."1993, Delia Ephron, The Girl who Changed the World, page 92
- He accused the well-intentioned folks who sell Fair Trade coffee of "cultural imperialism," blasting those who blend "suffering, pain, and humiliation" into the beans they sell to "the affluent but guilt-ridden, Birkenstock-shod, politically correct, myopically naive creature known as the...2010, Mark Pendergrast, Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World, →ISBN, page 347
Examples of huppie in a sentence
- HErbErt: What's a Huppie? ric: You know, a Hispanic Yuppie.1997, Culture Clash, Life, Death and Revolutionary Comedy, →ISBN, page 52:
- To be a huppie, you have to know how to make a little money.2010 June 8, Jason Sheftell, “East Side story: Off Avenue D, The Flowerbox is the best building you've never seen”, in New York Daily News:
Forms of huppie
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Origin of huppie
Blend of Hispanic + yuppie.
Blend of hippie + yuppie.
Words that rhyme with huppie
Questions about huppie
- What does huppie mean?
- Huppie means a Hispanic yuppie; an affluent professional of Latin American descent.
- How do you use huppie in a sentence?
- HErbErt: What's a Huppie? ric: You know, a Hispanic Yuppie.
- What part of speech is huppie?
- Huppie is a noun.
- What is the plural of huppie?
- The plural of huppie is huppies.
Words near huppie in the dictionary
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