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Yooper

A person originating from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is home to the only counties in the United States with a Finnish descent majority.

Yoopers can be really nice and friendly, depending on where you go in the UP. The more remote you get, however, the less friendly they will be. This is likely due to the fact that the more remote you get, the nicer the area is, and the more stringent people will be about keeping it that way.

Many of them don’t take kind to tourists for the above reasons. But just keep your trash in your pocket until you find a trash can, and nobody will sneer at you.

Many Yoopers take from Canada and their usage of the word “eh.” Yoopers also age like fine wine, but keep younger voices as they do so. There are 60-year-old Yoopers that sound similar to a 30-year-old.

They often rap on “trolls,” or people who are from downstate, the Lower Peninsula. The downstaters are called trolls because they live “below the Mackinac Bridge.”

Yoopers aren’t bothered by snow at all, and will continue with their daily lives as normal, even if they find six feet of snow dumped overnight in their yard, and often laugh at people who can’t do well in a foot of snow.
Normal person: Are you a Yooper?
Yooper: Yep, you betcha, eh?
by Archigan June 21, 2021
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Yogaphile

Yogaphilia or Yogaphile is a term that refers to yoga practioners coined to describe passionate or cult like behavior about yoga.
This is the third time she's blown me off for yoga class she's turned into a full fledged yogaphile.

You wish you were a yogaphile like Gwyneth Paltrow.

The webseries Yogaphiles revolves around a class of eclectic characters experiencing yogaphilia.
by twitter.com/yogaphiles September 21, 2011
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Yogoman

A man who is addicted to yogurt. He will do anything for some yogurt and people usually take advantage of this. Yogoman is easily bribed with yogurt.

Yogurt left alone is fair game for Yogoman!
Shit, Yogoman ate my yogurt again. It was a massive mistake leaving my yogurt with Yogoman.
by EvgenyIsGreat May 13, 2010
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Hella Yoop

1. A term from nor-cal used to pump up teams

2. When you do something really great or cool
1. On the count of three, 'hella yoop'. 1..2..3..HELLA YOOP

2. We did it with hella yoop
by ladycougs March 17, 2010
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Yogep

A chick who cheats on her boyfriend then breaks up with him, then gets back together with him and plays with his emotions for a while and then breaks up with him again, and eventually looses the respect of most of the people around her. Also known as a bitch or slut.
Guy 1: dude my GF broke up with me...
Guy 2: Dont worry mate she was a Yogep anyway...
Guy 1: She cheated on me?
Guy 2: Yeah... but dont worry we all know what a slut she is now...
by B-Train679 June 22, 2010
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Yooper Cowboy

People from the U.P who dress in a flannel, work boots, and a Stormy Kromer while sometimes carrying a gun.
Yo what's with all these Yooper Cowboys lately?
You can tell when it's buck season because the Yooper Cowboys come out in full force.
by tilsby November 12, 2018
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