white top

white top
   a geriatric
   A man so described may be bald, and a woman may have blue hair:
    The problem with 'white tops', old folks with failing reflexes, impaired faculties or the effects of prescription drugs, let loose on the highways, is causing concern in Florida. (Dauy Telegraph, December 1988)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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