guppie
nounEtymology Blend of gay + yuppie.
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Dated A high-earning gay person living in a major urban area, especially a male.
- It's where I work, okay? Not in some dinky little magazine office with a bunch of guppies!1987 [1987 August 23], Alan Moore, “Chapter XI: Look on My Works, Ye Mighty...”, in Watchmen, DC Comics, page 349:
- The guppie (gay urban professional) with a partner and a Porsche was replacing the free love advocate with a placard and a toke.2004, Michale Mello, Legalizing Gay Marriage: Vermont And The National Debate, Temple University Press, published 2008, page 29:
- Related terms
- luppie