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		prawn 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Origins of Wokeness IME (Australia), the U was "upwardly-mobile" which I always took to mean someone ambitious, who dressed "for the job they want, rather than the job they have".

defrost 7 months ago [–]

Also in Australia, by my recollection, Yuppie was a slur from the outset, there was no initial neutral period: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFOfd1QTW54

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