adulting
adulting Lexical Profile
adulting Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The practice of behaving in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially the accomplishment of mundane but necessary tasks such as paying bills, budgeting, and maintaining a household.
"Between filing my taxes and scheduling dentist appointments, I have done more than enough adulting for one week."
• verb
To behave like a responsible adult or carry out mundane adult duties and obligations (present participle of adult).
"She spent the entire Saturday adulting by grocery shopping, meal prepping, and balancing her monthly budget."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Adulting" is an informal, self-deprecating or humorous neologism popularized on social media, typically used by young adults to describe mundane domestic, financial, or professional obligations.
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