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A native or inhabitant of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
‘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.