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
