Endie

Quick meaning: Endie is a noun meaning (neologism, uncommon, chiefly in the plural) One who is employed, but has no disposable income or savings.

Meaning

(neologism, uncommon, chiefly in the plural) One who is employed, but has no disposable income or savings.

Example Sentences

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.

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.

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.

Word Forms

• endies

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include endo, endower, nonworker, dayworker, employe, underworker.

Related Dictionary Tools