1. (noun) Maturity. The state of being a mature, stable adult. "Mature" is to "grownup" as "maturity" is to "grownupitty".
2. (adjective) Having an aloof, snobbish, or condescending attitude toward "young whippersnappers" after having reached an advanced age, like thirty or more.
A form of employment which pays well enough that the employee is mostly if not completely fiscally self-sufficient.
A real grownup job often but not necessarily requires postsecondary education and a 40+ hour work week. It may or may not involve working in an office, and may or may not be enjoyable or fulfilling. The primary qualification is that the job pays well enough for a responsible adult to live in a reasonably modest but comfortable manner with little or no outsidehelp, be it in the form of a second job, trust fund or other form of mooching.
"Dude, I'm getting pretty fucking sick of being a broke ass college kid. I need a real grownup job."
A form of employment which pays well enough that the employee is mostly if not completely fiscally self-sufficient.
A real grownup job often but not necessarily requires postsecondary education and a 40+ hour work week. It may or may not involve working in an office, and may or may not be enjoyable or fulfilling. The primary qualification is that the job pays well enough for a responsible adult to live in a reasonably modest but comfortable manner with little or no outsidehelp, be it in the form of a second job, trust fund or other form of mooching.
"Dude, I'm getting pretty fucking sick of being a broke ass college kid. I need a real grownup job."
When you give an older kid between 8 and 15 some responsibility to look after their own money or to walk to the shop alone, this gives them a feeling of grownupness
I'm going to give John his own wallet with his own cash so he's got that grownupness feeling,
Did you like that grownupness when I let you go to the shop on your own?
Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.
After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.
Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.
In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.
The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.