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单词 Yooper
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Definition of Yooper in US English:

Yooper

noun ˈyo͞opərˈyo͞opər
US informal
  • A native or inhabitant of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He is, you may have guessed correctly, a Yooper who lives in Iowa.
    • I think the Yoopers in Upper Michigan would bear the brunt of a Canadian invasion.
    • To them it's entirely feasible that being a Yooper is less of a birthright and more of a way of life.
    • Yoopers who support the hunt are skeptical of the quotas.
    • For example, to mock a Yooper, a Wisconsinite might say, "Do yous wanna go Kmart, hey? I gotta get somma dat oil fer my snowmobile."
    • Of course that just proves how many displaced Yoopers there are in California.
    • Mr. Stupak, 57, with a shock of thick gray hair and the stare of a law enforcement officer, is a Yooper.
    • For him, one of the most entertaining aspects about working on the theater's new play has been deciphering the thick Yooper accent used by his two costars.
    • I was born and raised in Monroe, Michigan, but I come from a proud family of Yoopers.
    • In Michigan everyone who lives south of the bridge is called a "Troll," while everyone who lives above the bridge is called a "Yooper."

Origin

1970s: representing a pronunciation of UP (abbreviation of Upper Peninsula) + -er.

Definition of Yooper in US English:

Yooper

nounˈyo͞opər
US informal
  • A native or inhabitant of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To them it's entirely feasible that being a Yooper is less of a birthright and more of a way of life.
    • For him, one of the most entertaining aspects about working on the theater's new play has been deciphering the thick Yooper accent used by his two costars.
    • Yoopers who support the hunt are skeptical of the quotas.
    • Of course that just proves how many displaced Yoopers there are in California.
    • Mr. Stupak, 57, with a shock of thick gray hair and the stare of a law enforcement officer, is a Yooper.
    • For example, to mock a Yooper, a Wisconsinite might say, "Do yous wanna go Kmart, hey? I gotta get somma dat oil fer my snowmobile."
    • I think the Yoopers in Upper Michigan would bear the brunt of a Canadian invasion.
    • I was born and raised in Monroe, Michigan, but I come from a proud family of Yoopers.
    • He is, you may have guessed correctly, a Yooper who lives in Iowa.
    • In Michigan everyone who lives south of the bridge is called a "Troll," while everyone who lives above the bridge is called a "Yooper."

Origin

1970s: representing a pronunciation of UP (abbreviation of Upper Peninsula) + -er.

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