adulting
Millennial#lifestyleMeaning. Doing grown-up tasks like paying bills or cooking; a millennial-era word, often self-deprecating.
See it in a sentence
I filed my taxes and made a dentist appointment, so I'm adulting today.
How each generation says it
The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.
- Gen ZNo word for this one yet.
- Gen AlphaNo word for this one yet.
- Millennial · this oneadulting
- Gen XNo word for this one yet.
- BoomerNo word for this one yet.
- Plain Englishdoing grown-up tasks like paying bills or cooking
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