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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)
- (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: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, 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 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:A typical yuccie loves succulents; a hipster would categorise them as a mainstream household plant.