woopie
/ˈwuːpi
/ /ˈwʊpi/(also woopy)
noun (plural woopies) informal, chiefly North American
An affluent retired person able to pursue an active lifestyle.Welcome to the VPF retreat for woopies; BJ, bring your dentures and pills against gastritis and party with us...
- Now that the kids are grown and she has retired from her job to run her own business, she has joined the ranks of the Woopies.
Origin
1980s: elaboration of the acronym from well-off older person.
- inebriation
- inebriety
- in eclipse
- inedibility
- inedible
- inedited
- ineducability
- ineducable
- ineffability
- ineffable
- ineffably
- ineffaceability
- ineffaceable
- ineffaceably
- in effect
- ineffective
- ineffectively
- ineffectiveness
- ineffectual
- ineffectuality
- ineffectually
- ineffectualness
- inefficacious
- inefficaciously
- inefficaciousness