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syuppy
 n.— «Hinting at his displeasure at the alleged clout of ambitious professionals and upper-middle class youths in the BJP, Mr. Govindacharya referred to them as “Syuppies” (saffronised upwardly mobile young people).» —“‘Rupture of dialogue’ cause for RSS-BJP rift: Govindacharya” in Kochi The Hindu (Chennai, India) Oct. 25, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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