chuppy

chuppy
 n.— «Take the “Chuppies” into account when rounding out your investment portfolio, advises investment strategist Dr. Bob Froehlich. Chuppies, Froehlich explains in his new book “Investment Megatrends,” are the Chinese version of America’s Yuppies.» —“Chinese hungry for U.S. goods” by Cecil Johnson Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) Jan. 28, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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