waithood
A period of limbo faced by young college graduates in developing countries, in which…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.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
Origin
Coined by Diane Singerman in 2007 as a blend of wait + adulthood, modelled after the earliCoined by Diane Singerman in 2007 as a blend of wait + adulthood, modelled after the earlier term wait unemployment; see the citations page.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable