yuccie

plural yuccies

1. derogatoryinformalsometimesA young, fashionable upper-middle class person, especially one employed in media or creative industries; a materialist hipster.

   A typical yuccie loves succulents; a hipster would categorise them as a mainstream household plant.

   2017 January 14, Alys Fowler, “Alys Fowler: succulents aren’t just for hipsters”, in The Guardian

   2 more examples

   Let's consider something new: Yuccies. Young Urban Creatives. In a nutshell, a slice of Generation Y, borne of suburban comfort, indoctrinated with the transcendent power of education, and infected by the conviction that not only do we deserve to pursue our dreams; we should profit from them.

   2015 June 9, David Infante, “The hipster is dead, and you might not like who comes next”, in Mashable

   "They are divisive. There is already a backlash in the United States where there’s a new ideal; the ‘yuccie.’ " It is an acronymn^([sic]) for Young Urban Creatives, who prefer the "stricter, sleeker look," according to Withey.

   2016 August 11, Steve Warden, “Beards keep growing”, in The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, archived from the original on 17 Oct 2016