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huppie

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A Hispanic yuppie; an affluent professional of Latin American descent.
  2. An affluent professional with stereotypical left-wing social and political views or lifestyle.

Examples

Among the work he has been doing have been films such as “D.C. Caband this year’s “Quicksilver”, a Kevin Bacon Wall-Street-on-wheels vehicle, in which he played an aspiring huppie (Hispanic Urban Professional).”
“Wiscovitch calls himself a “huppie”. Which, he translates, is a Hispanic Yuppie.”
The vato is a Huppie. HErbErt: What's a Huppie? ric: You know, a Hispanic Yuppie.”
“Mr. Munoz stresses that the crime rate has been dropping in Little Village and that he backs a tax-increment financing district in his ward — a controversial stance in other Hispanic areas. Because the neighborhood is improving, “folks like me — yuppies, luppies, huppies, whatever you want to call themwill be able to find homes here,” he says, referring to the Latino and Hispanic variations of young urban professionals.”
“"Look who's talking." "Hippie, huppie, baldy," screamed a voice. "Oh my gosh, it's Annabel again."”
“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 huppie”—whom he defined as a combination hippie-yuppie.”
“To be a huppie, you have to know how to make a little money. You want to live well, but keep in touch with the real world.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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