1661 syndrome
n.— «The 1661 syndrome—whereby a woman (and it almost always is a woman) looks like a bouncy-tressed, pert-bottomed teenager from behind and a grandmother from the front—has become a cultural joke.» —“Age-old dilemmas” by Lisa Armstrong Times (London, England) July 18, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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