adultescence (n): the state in which post-collegians confront—or delaying confronting—the real world, especially financially
"Not only are children moving back home after college and asking mom and dad for monthly subsidies, but in a growing number of states children can now stay on their parents’ health insurance plans well into their 20s. Call it another example of adultescence."
For Insurance, Adult Children Ride Piggyback [NYT]
Related: "twixter."
adultescence
Posted by Jonathan Rick on Monday, September 18, 2006
Labels: Neologisms
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