yuccie

English

Etymology

A neologism coined in 2015 by blogger David Infante (see quote below) as an abbreviation of the phrase young urban creative +‎ -ie; compare yuppie.

Noun

yuccie (plural yuccies)

1. (informal, sometimes derogatory) A young, fashionable upper-middle class person, especially one employed in media or creative industries; a materialist hipster.
   • 2015 June 9, David Infante, “The hipster is dead, and you might not like who comes next”, in Mashable‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2016 August 11, Steve Warden, “Beards keep growing”, in The Journal Gazette‎^[2], Fort Wayne, Indiana, archived from the original on 17 October 2016:

     "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.

   • 2017 January 14, Alys Fowler, “Alys Fowler: succulents aren’t just for hipsters”, in The Guardian‎^[3]:

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