different between woobie vs woopie

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From the 1983 film Mr. Mom, in which it is a child's word for his security blanket.

woobie (plural woobies)

(US, childish) Any object, typically a blanket, garment or stuffed animal, that is used simply for its comforting characteristics; a security blanket.
(US, intimate) Term of endearment.
(fandom slang) A fictional character, usually physically attractive, who is subjected to constant stress and angst, so as to create pathos within the narrative and increase the reader/viewer's emotional attachment to them.
(US, military slang) A poncho liner.

Acronym of well-off older person +? -ie. Compare yuppie.

woopie (plural woopies)

(informal) A well-off older person.
- 1996, Arthur Black, Black in the Saddle Again
  Woopies don't want their oldness rubbed in their face.

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