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Woopie vs Loopie - What's the difference?

woopie | loopie |

As a noun woopie

is (informal) a well-off older person.

As an adjective loopie is

(scotland) deceitful; cunning; sly.

woopie

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal) A well-off older person.
  • * 1996 , Arthur Black, Black in the Saddle Again
    • Woopies don't want their oldness rubbed in their face.

    loopie

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (Scotland) deceitful; cunning; sly
  • * 1825 , Archibald Crawfurd, Tales of my grandmother
    • The guidwife had repeatedly given Peter the hint to throw the shawl into the bed, as it would be there concealed till the husband was gone; but Peter, the loopie — for who ever saw a packman that was not loopie ? — began to think that he might manage to carry off both shawl and buckles