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yuppify

yuppify verb: to redevelop (an urban area or commercial premises) so as to attract affluent young professionals as residents or clientele.

Verb

yuppify (third-person singular simple present yuppifies, present participle yuppifying, simple past and past participle yuppified)

  1. (derogatory, often) 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 out since it has been yuppified

Forms of yuppify

third-person singular presentyuppifies
present participleyuppifying
past participleyuppified
pastyuppified

Origin of yuppify

From yuppie + -ify.

Questions about yuppify

What does yuppify mean?
Yuppify means to redevelop (an urban area or commercial premises) so as to attract affluent young professionals as residents or clientele.
What part of speech is yuppify?
Yuppify is a verb.
What is the past tense of yuppify?
The past tense of yuppify is yuppified.

Words near yuppify in the dictionary

  1. yuppieness
  2. yuppies
  3. yuppification
  4. yuppified
  5. yuppifies
  6. yuppify
  7. yuppifying
  8. yuppiness
  9. yuppism
  10. yuppity
  11. yuppo

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