yuppie

who are "young" urban professionals? my real question is: what is the cut-off age for these so-called yuppies?

so i decided to use my reasearch skills and looked in wikipedia. after all, the collective brain trust should have the answer. and, they seem to suggest (but not really say), as follows:

Although the term yuppies had not appeared until the early 1980s, there was discussion about young upwardly mobile professionals as early as 1968.

Critics believe that the demand for "instant executives" has led some young climbers to confuse change with growth. One New York consultant comments, "Many executives in their 20's and 30's have been so busy job-hopping that they've never developed their skills. They're apt to suffer a sudden loss of career impetus and go into a power stall."

so there you have it... i think...