Citations:duppie

Noun: "an urban professional suffering from depression, especially one who has lost a high-paying job and been forced to take up lower-paying work"

 * 2003, Leslie Haggin Geary, "Here come the 'Duppies'", CNN/Money, 17 June 2003:
 * Older Duppies who've lived through previous layoffs seem prepared for the emotional and financial shifts that a protracted job loss can bring.
 * 2003, Rene A. Guzman, "Overeducated and underemployed", San Antonio Express-News, 18 July 2003:
 * In recent months, the founder and director of Life Transitions career counseling and life coaching in San Antonio has seen plenty of duppies struggle with escalating debts and depression.
 * "The reality may be that they might have to take on what we call a 'stop-loss job,'" Lincoln says, referring to a lower-paying position the typical duppie once scoffed at.
 * 2004, Joyce Lain Kennedy, "Learning To Read Is Essential", Sun Sentinel, 19 April 2004:
 * In fact, I've seen the term "duppies," which means depressed urban professionals who take jobs at a lower level than their old employment. But, as you recognize, duppies can pass through more hiring portals because they can read.
 * 2004, Jim Pedley, "Uneasy at the top", Kansas City Star, 27 August 2004:
 * Yep, just like that you could go from yuppie to duppie in the chase for the Chase.