Sunsetters on the horizon
WHAT do you call someone who is over 65 but not yet elderly? This stage of life, between work and decrepitude, lacks a name. “Geriactives” errs too much on the side of senescence. “Sunsetters” and “nightcappers” risk being patronising. Perhaps “Nyppies” (Not Yet Past It) or “Owls” (Older, Working Less, Still earning) ring truer.
I am OK with soon (as in the David Bowie song) being patronised. I like ‘sunsetters’ best. Sipping G+T watching the sun go down, in Africa.
Note added in proof: Here are some more:
Hopskis: Healthy Old People Spending Kids’ Inheritance
Woopies and Jollies: Well Off Older People, and Jolly Old Ladies with Lots of Loot