yuppify

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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 out since it has been yuppified”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person yuppifies · participle present yuppifying · participle past yuppified · past yuppified

  1. derogatoryoftenTo 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

Origin

From yuppie + -ify.

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APA

yuppify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yuppify

MLA

“yuppify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yuppify. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yuppify,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yuppify.

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