endie

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English

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Etymology

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Based on formations like yuppie etc. Coined by UK political adviser Charles R. Leadbeater in 2014.

Noun

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endie (plural endies)

  1. (neologism, uncommon, chiefly in the plural) One who is employed, but has no disposable income or savings.
    • 2014 September 13, Jamie Doward, “‘Endies’: Employed with No Disposable Income are struggling in London”, in The Observer[1], →ISSN:
      If for London the 1980s was the decade of yuppies, now the capital finds itself home to the "endies" – Employed but with No Disposable Income or Savings. Feeling unloved, overworked and ignored, endies are becoming disillusioned with their lot, according to a report from the Centre for London that suggests there are now about a million modest earners in the capital.
    • 2014 September 15, Philip Ripley, “Meet the ‘Endies’ – city dwellers who are too poor to have fun”, in The Independent[2]:
      An Endie typically earns between £20,000 and £33,000 as an individual or a single parent, or between £20,000 and £33,000 as couples with dependent children. They have to shop at the supermarket – usually Lidl or Aldi – after 8pm when the produce that has reached its sell by date is reduced in price.
    • 2016, Thomas Burgess, From Here to Prosperity[3], Shepheard Walwyn, →ISBN:
      Endies live quiet and modest lives largely hidden from view for a simple reason: most cannot afford to go out. Life is an endless treadmill of work, commuting and recovering at home, often with the Internet for company and little other respite.

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Verb

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endie

  1. Alternative form of enden