BRITAIN'S over 60s are rebelling against the label 'old-age pensioner', a new study has revealed.
More than half of the people officially known as OAPs are rejecting the term, with three quarters claiming it is patronising and out of date.
Norwich Union polled over 60s across the country and the most popular new names to replace old age pensioner included Matures, Seniors and Vintage among others.
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