A condition that afflicts a growing number of newly-minted legal adults. It is characterized by the assumption that reaching the age of majority is carte blanche to do whatever one wants, regardless of any amount of protest from parents, authority figures, or even common sense. Most sufferers are observed stating something to the effect of "I'm 18, so I can do what I want!" upwards of twelve times daily, usually preceding a poor decision or the planning of one. Ironically, sufferers of 18 syndrome are often the most poorly-equipped members of their peer group when it comes to making decisions.
This condition is alarmingly prevalent among 18-year-olds who, despite being adults legally, lack nearly every quality that makes one an adult practically, e.g. responsibility, self-sufficiency, and maturity. In fact, the vast majority of sufferers depend on their parents for their livelihoods and still have close to a year of high school ahead of them. It afflicts both genders more or less equally, but a good rule of thumb is that it tends to produce bad decisions that cause physical harm in males and ones that cause emotional harm in females. Thankfully, beyond annoyance to others and the repercussions of the bad decisions it can frequently encourage, 18 syndrome is mostly harmless, and it seldom lasts beyond the age for which it is named.
This condition is alarmingly prevalent among 18-year-olds who, despite being adults legally, lack nearly every quality that makes one an adult practically, e.g. responsibility, self-sufficiency, and maturity. In fact, the vast majority of sufferers depend on their parents for their livelihoods and still have close to a year of high school ahead of them. It afflicts both genders more or less equally, but a good rule of thumb is that it tends to produce bad decisions that cause physical harm in males and ones that cause emotional harm in females. Thankfully, beyond annoyance to others and the repercussions of the bad decisions it can frequently encourage, 18 syndrome is mostly harmless, and it seldom lasts beyond the age for which it is named.
"What's going on with our neighbor Martha? I know she's a smart girl, but yesterday I saw her tell her parents that they could fuck off because she was 18 and then drive off, cigarette in hand, with a pretty creepy-looking older guy. I'm worried for her."
"Don't sweat it. She just celebrated her birthday yesterday and now she has a really bad case of 18 syndrome."
"Don't sweat it. She just celebrated her birthday yesterday and now she has a really bad case of 18 syndrome."
by wearsmanyhats October 25, 2013
Get the 18 syndromemug. When a guy meets a girl and thinks he is in love with her within the first few days of knowing her, Just like Romeo in and Juliet
Zak: Dude, Alex just met some Stephanie girl and he thinks there going to get married.
Jeremy: Damn he must have Verona syndrome
Jeremy: Damn he must have Verona syndrome
by thatdrummingkid182 October 20, 2010
Get the Verona syndromemug. A paradoxical psychological phenomenon in which an employee expresses empathy and has positive feelings towards their dead-end job or abusive employer, sometimes to the point of defending it or being reluctant to quit.
EMPLOYEE: “Six years ago, when nobody wanted to hire me, this place gave me a job. Now I’m having doubts about giving them my two weeks notice tomorrow.”
FRIEND: “Your company sucks and you’ve been wanting to leave them for three years.”
EMPLOYEE: “I know, but it’s really not THAT bad.”
FRIEND: “You’re suffering from Jobholm Syndrome. I promise your life will vastly improve when you don’t work for those people anymore.”
FRIEND: “Your company sucks and you’ve been wanting to leave them for three years.”
EMPLOYEE: “I know, but it’s really not THAT bad.”
FRIEND: “You’re suffering from Jobholm Syndrome. I promise your life will vastly improve when you don’t work for those people anymore.”
by Emarcisak02 January 26, 2012
Get the Jobholm Syndromemug. Used to describe a phenomenon where Kayn players, in the game league of legends, are incredibly bad and awfully terrible in your team but are godlike entities when played by the other team. This includes: Going AFK, saying slurs, tilting, feeding (giving kills to the other team).
Bro he went 0/10 and then called my mother a whore before leaving the game. This is such a Kayn syndrome.
by Skouliosis October 2, 2022
Get the Kayn syndromemug. by jah20twenty January 14, 2018
Get the Cheerleaders syndromemug. When you're playing CS:GO, the enemy is far away and you're shooting in the ground with a M4A4 Buzzkill hoping the spray will hit the target somehow. Having this syndrome and applying it means to "pull a <Dumitru>".
Blue : " Did you see what yellow did?"
Orange: "Yea, i saw that, he pulled a <Dumitru> (The "Dumitru" Syndrome) "
Orange: "Yea, i saw that, he pulled a <Dumitru> (The "Dumitru" Syndrome) "
by BlueSent January 21, 2021
Get the The "Dumitru" Syndromemug. Mayu syndrome is where you have trouble typing, spelling, reading, or speaking. This illness can affect you on your day to day life and it may come and go. Please talk to a professional if symptoms of Mayu syndrome get worse
AHHHHHHHHHHH! Mayu why must you give me the case off the Mayu syndrome it's almost as if I have dyslexic.
by Maki and mayu July 9, 2020
Get the Mayu Syndromemug.