[FRIAM] Pondering the slang Adulting

[Nick Thompson]

I have often mused about trying to explain to a child what “adult” means, given

 

Adulthood

Adulterate

Adult movies

Adultery

 

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Nicholas S. Thompson

Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology

Clark University

http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/

 

From: Friam [mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com] On Behalf Of Gillian Densmore
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I got to talking with dad today and I hadn't though about how the slang adulting might have come about. My guess was in the sense of 'going off to be a' if you have a playful personality 

Thoughts?

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