adulting
noun
adult·ing
ə-ˈdəl-tiŋ 
informal
: the act or practice of attending to the ordinary tasks required of a responsible adult
… between work, kids, and general adulting, we don't always have a ton of time to make dinner …—
Justina Huddleston
Justina HuddlestonOne of the biggest steps a young person can take toward successful adulting is to look past the short-term of today and begin to plan further out.—Mark C. Perna
Mark C. PernaHosting a dinner party or get-together can be daunting—especially for young adults hosting for the first time, and even for those with years of adulting experience following a two-year hiatus.—PR Newswire
PR NewswireAdult became adulting as a generation entered that period feeling somewhat unprepared, wanting to express that maturity means not only reaching a certain point in your life, but also attending to the concomitant tasks.—Caleb Madison
Caleb MadisonExamples of adulting in a Sentence
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All the adulting and parenting fell to me, alone and grieving: coordinating third grade homework, cooking, chauffeuring, reading board books at bedtime, paying the mortgage, picking up dog poop.
—Charlotte Maya, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
Take a minute to realize how adulting is a scam and every day feels the exact same.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 3 May 2024
Under that definition, who’d want to do any adulting at all?
—Claire Cohen, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2023
But it was built around an exploration of adulting, and the video received tens of millions of views.
—Matt Stevens, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
There wasn’t much room for making mistakes in this version of adulting—which is, of course, the only way to become truly adult.
—Claire Cohen, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2023
After a long day of adulting, a Shakti acupressure mat can help relax your body.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 6 May 2022
But when my daughter arrived, my free time evaporated in a manic fugue of playdates, pediatrician visits, and the competitive adulting of Brooklyn parenthood.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Wired, 19 Oct. 2020
Whole Foods is hoping the lessons will help viewers build serious adulting skills while also shopping for more Whole Foods store brand products.
—Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2020
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Charlotte Maya, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
Take a minute to realize how adulting is a scam and every day feels the exact same.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 3 May 2024
Under that definition, who’d want to do any adulting at all?
—Claire Cohen, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2023
But it was built around an exploration of adulting, and the video received tens of millions of views.
—Matt Stevens, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
There wasn’t much room for making mistakes in this version of adulting—which is, of course, the only way to become truly adult.
—Claire Cohen, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2023
After a long day of adulting, a Shakti acupressure mat can help relax your body.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 6 May 2022
But when my daughter arrived, my free time evaporated in a manic fugue of playdates, pediatrician visits, and the competitive adulting of Brooklyn parenthood.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Wired, 19 Oct. 2020
Whole Foods is hoping the lessons will help viewers build serious adulting skills while also shopping for more Whole Foods store brand products.
—Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2020
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“Adulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adulting. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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