# adulting

Pronunciation: US say "uh-DULT-ing" /əˈdʌltɪŋ/; UK/AUS say "AD-ult-ing" /ˈæd.ʌlt.ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The collection of routine responsibilities and tasks associated with being an adult, such as managing finances and handling household chores. *(slang)*
   - Simple: The everyday jobs and tasks that come with being a grown-up, like paying bills.
   - _After moving out, she discovered that adulting mostly meant chasing down paperwork._
   - _Between taxes and dentist appointments, adulting consumed his entire weekend._
3. Voluntary sexual unfaithfulness between a married person and someone other than their spouse. *(nonstandard)*
   - Simple: The act of cheating on a husband or wife with someone else.
   - _He was cast out of the household after his adulting came to light._
   - _Her diary hinted at years of secret adulting._

## Verb

2. Present participle of adult. Informal and often joking. *(informal)* — present participle and gerund of adult
   - Simple: Informal -ing form of adult. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _I'm adulting today, so I finally scheduled that doctor's appointment._
   - _She spent the morning adulting, sorting bills and booking repairs._

## Origin

Formed from "adult" combined with the suffix "-ing."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/adulting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).