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Gray Panther

American  

noun

  1. a member of an organized group of elderly people seeking to secure or protect their rights by collective action.

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Just the sort of Gray Panther gumption that Democratic Congressman Claude Pepper, 80, chairman of the Select Committee on the Aging, likes to hear from his elders.

From Time Magazine Archive

At 35, Naomi Watts is not exactly a Gray Panther.

From Time Magazine Archive

While the old clock may never work on perpetual motion, Gray Panther parents of the future might gather at dusk in Sun City for a golden age Lamaze class.

From Time Magazine Archive

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