Eres "viejoven" y lo sabes
Fundéu BBVA have reminded us about our age, or to be more specific, that sometimes we’re unsure if we’re young enough or old enough to call ourselves “viejo” o “joven”. It seems that the word “Viejoven” has been used for that exact purpose, that is, to identify ourselves and people somewhere in between.
Although not included in the Dictionary, this acronym (an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word) is understood as either 'Supposedly young person with old look or mentality' or 'elderly person trying to look young'.
Fundéu carried out a survey asking 400 people from different Spanish speaking countries which definition they followed and used.
The graphic above shows that actually age determines the acceptance of each meaning. From 108 people over 51 who responded to the survey, only 36.11% said that “Viejoven” means "young person who behaves and acts like an old one." Nationality was also key in the results, as people from Argentina, México, Chile and Venezuela among others were inclined to choose “old person who behaves and acts like a young one.”