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YUPPIES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Trade Names
- Games and Toys (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Pound Puppies/Yuppies™
1, record 1, English, Pound%20Puppies%2FYuppies%26trade%3B
correct, trademark
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Yuppies 2, record 1, English, Yuppies
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A trademark of Irwin (Canada). 2, record 1, English, - Pound%20Puppies%2FYuppies%26trade%3B
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Description: Two cloth puppies about 33 cm long that arrive in a cage-like box. Come with adoption papers. 1, record 1, English, - Pound%20Puppies%2FYuppies%26trade%3B
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Pound Puppies/Yuppies
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appellations commerciales
- Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Piteux pitous/P'tits pitous piteux
1, record 1, French, Piteux%20pitous%2FP%27tits%20pitous%20piteux
correct, trademark, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- P'tits pitous piteux 2, record 1, French, P%27tits%20pitous%20piteux
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Piteux pitous/P'tits pitous piteuxMC : Marque de commerce de Irwin, Canada. 2, record 1, French, - Piteux%20pitous%2FP%27tits%20pitous%20piteux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Description : 2 chiots en chiffon mesurant 33 cm environ et présentés dans une boîte qui fait office de cage. (Documents d'adoption inclus). 1, record 1, French, - Piteux%20pitous%2FP%27tits%20pitous%20piteux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-03-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sociology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- yuppie
1, record 2, English, yuppie
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- yup 2, record 2, English, yup
correct
- young urban professional 3, record 2, English, young%20urban%20professional
correct
- young upwardly mobile professional 4, record 2, English, young%20upwardly%20mobile%20professional
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Today's consumer market place is fractured into a wide variety of lifestyles, age and attitude groups. Buzz words - yuppies, preppies, greys - dominate the trade as retailers attempt to identify specific income and product demands. 5, record 2, English, - yuppie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
American slang. 4, record 2, English, - yuppie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "yup" has been taken from The Guardian, Nov. 5, 1987, p. 27. 2, record 2, English, - yuppie
Record 2, Key term(s)
- yuppies
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- jeune professionnel des villes
1, record 2, French, jeune%20professionnel%20des%20villes
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- jeune cadre des grandes villes 2, record 2, French, jeune%20cadre%20des%20grandes%20villes
correct, masculine noun
- jeune cadre actif 1, record 2, French, jeune%20cadre%20actif
masculine noun
- jeune cadre active 3, record 2, French, jeune%20cadre%20active
feminine noun
- yuppie 1, record 2, French, yuppie
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La clientèle des Services de détail compte environ 6.5 millions de particuliers au Canada, qu'il s'agisse d'adolescents, de jeunes cadres des grandes villes, de retraités de petites localités ou de clients particulièrement aisés. 2, record 2, French, - jeune%20professionnel%20des%20villes
Record 2, Key term(s)
- yuppies
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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