woof
n.— «The report, from market analysts Datamonitor, says three groups of over 50-year-old consumers are emerging. One it called “woofs”—for well-off older folks.» —“Advertisers ‘ignoring grey pound’” BBC News (United Kingdom) May 10, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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