kidult

A so-called grown-up who doesn't want to grow up (or at least act like an adult) and would instead prefer so-called "children's" stuff for entertainment, like cartoons, toys, comic books, Disney movies, etc. He or she also enjoys colorful "kiddie" snacks like breakfast cereal and Spaghetti-O's and dresses like a teenager or perhaps younger. May or may not be great parents as well as being able to take on adult responsibilities. Not necessarily too immature at least in the public. Not to to be confused with geeks or nerds either, of course!

Also known as "Peter Pan", "young at heart", and "kid at heart".

I'm almost 35 and I love Neopets, Archie comics, children's books, etc. So this makes me a kidult, heh.

by Screambug January 9, 2006

kidulthood

A film set in west London about the day in the lives of three secondary school rudeboys. Has successfully made everyone outside of London think that the city is a complete and utter ghetto, and upon setting one foot inside its borders will result in an instant mugging. Has also taught some of the suburban kids in the rest of the UK some useful ghetto words (though are humorously inaccurate to the genuine urban London lifestyle, i.e. getting "banged up" means getting sent to prison, not being beaten up. The correct phrase is "banged out.")

An embaressment of a film in its glaring inaccuracy and dramatic license, though does in some way glamourise the miserable grind of life for teenagers living the low life in the impoverished urban sectors of London, which I guess is a good thing.

Also boosts the image of "white boys" in the urban scene, because "the one what robs the off license, he's quite hard, innit." Oh, the ghastly mortification of it all.

Suburban rich kid: "Hey blud man, I saw Kidulthood today. Safe blud innit brrrrap! You get me bruv!!!"
Urban council estate boy: "If we weren't in your home village of Andover, I would murder you."

Suburban rich kid: "Hey lets rob those kids for their gameboy, like Sam does in Kidulthood. Our daddies could easily afford 10 of them if we all but asked, but it'll make us look cool if we steal one."
Suburban rich kid: "Yes! and lets use really ghetto words too. It'll make us feel big inside."

by OiOiBoy August 19, 2006

kidult

An adult who never grew up. Not necessarily a bad person, but someone who doesn't have motivation to achieve independence outside of his parent's domain.

Usually a kidult is characterized by living in their parent's basement (typically male), have an inability to find a job and usually addicted to video games.

by Sue Danim April 22, 2009

kidult

Someone that, in adulthood, proudly maintains juvenile tendencies. A kidult may be 39, yet still play video games and drink energy drinks, and kick ass at both.

Hells yeah I got the new CoD on my xbox 720*, fool. I'm a kidult after all.

*trying to future proof the sentence

by waterygrave March 19, 2011

kidult

A person in transition between childhood and adulthood.

"Do you have any ID, you look a little to young to be an adult"

by max May 17, 2005

Kidultery

Adultery committed with a much younger person.

The occasional session of kidultery on both sides kept them happily married and neither ever found out.

by ApricotFields October 8, 2020

kidulting

The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys

Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!

by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025