waithood

English

Etymology

Coined by Diane Singerman in 2007 as a blend of wait +‎ adulthood, modelled after the earlier term wait unemployment; see the citations page.

Noun

waithood (uncountable)

1. 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

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