adulting https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/adulting#English Although the term "adulting" was popularized by writer Kelly Williams Brown's Tumblr blog, entitled adultingblog (first post 25 July 2011), the term in this usage precedes that date. Engaging in activities typically associated with adulthood. Tonight @queenbroadway really made me feel like an adult. #adulting Adulting (Know Your Meme) 2014 Word of the Year: Adulting