wrinklies
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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It’s clearly indebted to Rosemary’s Baby, in which Mia Farrow’s respectable neighbours turn out to be a similar cabal of evil wrinklies, pulling the strings of her nightmare pregnancy.
From The Guardian • Jun. 25, 2018
He claims to be serious—seriously tough, seriously clever, “the best in the world at finance”, as he told the wrinklies in Sarasota.
From Economist • Dec. 2, 2015
“I know it might sound awful coming off a pair of old wrinklies, but we’re two halves of a coin.”
From The Guardian • Oct. 18, 2014
Most wrinklies, especially the dudes, have been beaten into submission by too many dreary admonishing Wheelockian articles spotlighting and exaggerating the alleged perils of age-inappropriate attire.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2013
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