yuppify

yuppify
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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  • yuppify — UK US /ˈjʌpɪfaɪ/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to change the appearance of a place to suit or attract people who earn and spend a lot of money: »The council plans to bring in big multinationals and yuppify the city centre …   Financial and business terms

  • yuppify — UK [ˈjʌpɪfaɪ] / US [ˈjʌpɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms yuppify : present tense I/you/we/they yuppify he/she/it yuppifies present participle yuppifying past tense yuppified past participle yuppified to change a place from a place for poor or… …   English dictionary

  • yuppify — yuppie (also yuppy) ► NOUN (pl. yuppies) informal, derogatory ▪ a well paid young middle class professional working in a city. DERIVATIVES yuppiedom noun yuppify verb. ORIGIN from the acronym young urban professional …   English terms dictionary

  • yuppify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Date: 1984 to make appealing to yuppies; also to infuse with the qualities or values of yuppies • yuppification noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • yuppify — yup·pi·fy (yŭpʹə fī ) tr.v. yup·pi·fied, yup·pi·fy·ing, yup·pi·fies To make (an urban area, for example) attractive to young affluent residents or consumers.   [yuppie + fy.]   yup pi·fi·caʹtion ( fĭ kāʹshən) n. * * * …   Universalium

  • yuppify — yup|pi|fy [ˈjʌpıfaı] v past tense and past participle yuppified present participle yuppifying third person singular yuppifies [T usually passive] to improve the buildings in an area, or to open expensive restaurants, shops etc so that ↑yuppies… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • yuppify — yup|pi|fy [ jʌpı,faı ] verb transitive to change a place from a place for poor or working class people to one that is very expensive and popular with yuppies ╾ yup|pi|fi|ca|tion [ ,jʌpıfı keıʃn ] noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • yuppify — v. populate with yuppies; make attractive to yuppies; turn an urban area attractive to young wealthy residents …   English contemporary dictionary

  • yuppify — yup·pi·fy …   English syllables

  • yuppify — yup•pi•fy [[t]ˈyʌp əˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing. Disparaging. to gentrify or modify (a neighborhood, apartment building, store, etc.), often destroying its innate character, so as to attract affluent young professionals • Etymology: [1980 85;… …   From formal English to slang

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