waithood
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Coined by Diane Singerman in 2007 as a blend of wait + adulthood, modelled after the earlier term wait unemployment; see the citations page.
Noun[edit]
waithood (uncountable)
- A period of limbo faced by young college graduates in developing countries, in which activities belonging to the traditional transition into adulthood, such as marriage and buying a home, are put off to allow the securing of employment or money.
Quotations[edit]
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:waithood.