| demographic timebomb | |
| —n | |
| chiefly (Brit) a predicted shortage of school-leavers and consequently of available workers, caused by an earlier drop in the birth rate, resulting in an older workforce | |
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |