Tuesday word: Yuppie Disease
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1word1dayTuesday, March 31, 2026
Yuppie Disease (noun)
yuppie disease
Noun, British
1. informal any of a number of debilitating long-lasting viral disorders associated with stress, such as chronic fatigue syndrome, whose symptoms include muscle weakness, chronic tiredness, and depression
Origin: 1980s derisive term for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
Example Sentences
And I don’t know why it was viewed as a yuppie vaccine or why Lyme disease would be viewed as a yuppie disease.
From Slate
Now, years after the mysterious CFS gained notoriety as the "yuppie disease," the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
While CFS seems to strike young professionals with energetic life-styles particularly hard, CDC's Gunn says it was a mistake to label it a yuppie disease, since it affects "people of all ages, from all walks of life."
From Time Magazine Archive
Yuppie Disease (noun)
yuppie disease
Noun, British
1. informal any of a number of debilitating long-lasting viral disorders associated with stress, such as chronic fatigue syndrome, whose symptoms include muscle weakness, chronic tiredness, and depression
Origin: 1980s derisive term for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
Example Sentences
And I don’t know why it was viewed as a yuppie vaccine or why Lyme disease would be viewed as a yuppie disease.
From Slate
Now, years after the mysterious CFS gained notoriety as the "yuppie disease," the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
While CFS seems to strike young professionals with energetic life-styles particularly hard, CDC's Gunn says it was a mistake to label it a yuppie disease, since it affects "people of all ages, from all walks of life."
From Time Magazine Archive
