woopien.

/ˈwuːpi/

/ˈwʊpi/

Forms: Also woopy.

Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of well-off old(er) person + -ie suffix, after yuppie n.

slang (originally North American).

A well-off older person; a jocular term (esp. in marketing) for a member of a socio-economic group comprising affluent retired people who pursue an active lifestyle. Frequently in plural.

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woopie1986

1986 Maclean's 6 Jan. 55/2 A generation of aging consumers..can look forward to new labels. David Currah..calls them well-off older people—or ‘woopies’ for short.

1988 Daily Tel. 23 Apr. 1/2 Mrs Edwina Currie..claimed that many pensioners were well-off... ‘We are in the age of the “woopy”—the well-off old person—and it is about time we all recognised that fact, planned for our own future and helped them to enjoy theirs,’ she said.

1988 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 16 July 9/1 If you didn't quite fit the tag of Yuppie, Dinkie or Woopie, there's another label to try on for size—Pippie.

1989 Property Weekly 22 June 1 (heading) Woopies will stimulate demand into the 1990s says Connell.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	woopie
释义	woopien. /ˈwuːpi//ˈwʊpi/ Forms: Also woopy. Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of well-off old(er) person + -ie suffix, after yuppie n. slang (originally North American). A well-off older person; a jocular term (esp. in marketing) for a member of a socio-economic group comprising affluent retired people who pursue an active lifestyle. Frequently in plural. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > professional class > young professional > well-off older person woopie1986 1986 Maclean's 6 Jan. 55/2 A generation of aging consumers..can look forward to new labels. David Currah..calls them well-off older people—or ‘woopies’ for short. 1988 Daily Tel. 23 Apr. 1/2 Mrs Edwina Currie..claimed that many pensioners were well-off... ‘We are in the age of the “woopy”—the well-off old person—and it is about time we all recognised that fact, planned for our own future and helped them to enjoy theirs,’ she said. 1988 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 16 July 9/1 If you didn't quite fit the tag of Yuppie, Dinkie or Woopie, there's another label to try on for size—Pippie. 1989 Property Weekly 22 June 1 (heading) Woopies will stimulate demand into the 1990s says Connell. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1986
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