yup /jʌp/exclamation 1noun 3forms 1 exclamation1 •(informal) yes, used to answer or to show that you agree noun3 •(informal) A yes; an affirmative answer.But you positively must have much, much more than the laconic "yups" and "nups" of the John Waynes and Gary Coopers... — 1984 •Initialism of young urban professional. •(informal) Clipping of yuppie.What we have these days is a diverse spectrum of yuppiness: guppies, buppies, indie yups, paleo-yups, luxe yups, schlub yups, dharma yups, tyro yups, crypto-yups. — 2008 formsyups