Woopia

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Woopie ("English; short word from well-off older person" "wealthy older person") is an Anglicism from marketing slang. This means financially secure (and therefore affluent) seniors .

The term does not refer to the specific age of a retiree , but to his financial ability.

Similar terms

  • Buppie (black yuppie)
  • Rumpie (rural, upwardly-mobile professional), young, newcomer from the country or career-conscious person.
  • Yuppie (young urban professional), young, career-conscious, metropolitan person.
  • Yuspie (young urban single professional), a single with a university degree and a good position.

Individual evidence

  1. Duden | Woopia | Spelling, meaning, definition, origin. Retrieved May 3, 2017 .