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An unmotivated adult --- usually at least somewhat out-of-shape physically --- who wheezingly/gruntingly shirks his basic duties, especially when it comes to caring for young children.
Every time we have a family get-together, my parents always assign some groanup --- an aunt, uncle, grandparent --- to "look after" me, but all that person usually does is either moan about being too weak/tired/ignorant to help me with whatever question/problem I come to him about, or pretend to never understand what it is that I want.
groanup by QuacksO July 15, 2018
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grownuppity 

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.
Buying a home is a sign that you have reached grownuppity.
grownuppity by Pod Tailin' January 26, 2011

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 outside help, 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."

doing the grownup 

Having sex, bumping uglies, the wild thing. What your parents do and think we don't know.
Oh my god did you see Lauren and Josh? Their doing the grown-up!
doing the grownup by Josh July 14, 2005

Grownup kiss 

(1)The act of having sex.
(2)What parents tell children instead of using the term sex
(3) pick-up line to use on random girls.
Grownup kiss by Br00t4l Mudkip April 28, 2010

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 outside help, 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."
real grownup job by Danny Delinquent September 6, 2008

Grownupness 

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?
Grownupness by Shellie_G September 30, 2021