Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ttidcc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe From: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) Newsgroups: net.politics,net.singles,net.motss Subject: Re: Yuppies (=gays) Message-ID: <399@ttidcc.UUCP> Date: Mon, 6-May-85 18:35:58 EDT Article-I.D.: ttidcc.399 Posted: Mon May 6 18:35:58 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 7-May-85 21:42:12 EDT References: <537@cadovax.UUCP> <322@ssc-bee.UUCP> <277@bbnccv.UUCP> <2804@sdcc3.UUCP> <148@unc.UUCP> Reply-To: hollombe@ttidcb.UUCP (The Polymath) Organization: The Cat Factory Lines: 19 Xref: linus net.politics:8241 net.singles:5957 net.motss:1407 Summary: In article <148@unc.UUCP> wfi@unc.UUCP (William F. Ingogly) writes: > >> On a different note, I'd be interested if someone could tell me >> where the term "yuppie" originated (i.e. who first used it? > >It was probably originated by the same people who gave us "computer >literacy." You know, THOSE people. Actually, the original term was "yumpie" from the acronym for Young Upwardly Mobile Professional. Don't know who coined it or who corrupted it. -- -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe) Citicorp TTI 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 (213) 450-9111, ext. 2483 {philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe