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adulted

the act of being an adult; to do things your parents would normally do, but they aren't around, so now you have to do them whether you know how or not.
Today I adulted when I took out a loan for school without my parents being there.
by Jc23 September 10, 2015
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Adulting

Adulting (verb)
1. The act of being adult-ish
2. "Becoming" an adult
As a kid adulting was a dream, but as an adult adulting sucks!
by ragingcolt1029 November 27, 2017
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Adult

Peter Pan: You left me, to become a Adult
by Dammit Joshua January 14, 2019
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adultery

Adultery is behaving like an adult in a primal sense.
Some consider adultery as a potentially dishonest sexual act, and use verbs such as commit. ie She committed adultery. Some consider adultery in the same sense as a greeting or a handshake, and simply behaving like an adult. Hence the word ADULTery.
by Newfie blogger December 25, 2018
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adult conversation

A phrase used by American politicians to imply their opponent is acting like a child by supporting or opposing a certain position.

The irony of the phrase is that most children have an easier time compromising on divisive issues.
John Boehner: It is time we have an adult conversation about entitlement reform. Democrats need understand the reality of our fiscal situation.

President Obama: Well it's time that WE have an adult conversation about the budget.

Donald Trump: That's fine, but it is time we have an adult conversation about Obama's place of birth.
by RedBeard53 June 6, 2011
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Fake Adult

1) one who poses convincingly as an adult, until things are not going his/her way, after which underlying immaturity bubbles up. 2) A fair-weathered adult.
Damn, I was duped again! We dated for three years, and he seemed so mature. Then we broke up; turns out, he was a fake adult!
by Playful Pen January 23, 2011
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Adultdren

Adults + Children = Adultdren

1: Adults that think & behave like children. 2: People that have adult (mature) bodies, but child-like (immature) mindsets. 3: A "childish-psyche" within a adult's physical body. Etc.
As of 2013, the USA is populated by many "Adultdren."
by Rosskopf December 24, 2013
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