to hate the use of the word adult as a verb?

[rollercoasterchicken]

People have started saying on Facebook that they "don't want to adult today" or that they deserve some coffee because they have worked hard at adulting?! wtf.

It makes me want to punch the computer.

[Theycallmemellowjello]

Yanbu, that's appalling. They probably also describe things as'awesome'. Shudder.

[SmillasSenseOfSnow]

I'm likely to have no problem whatsoever with any other examples of things people find annoying (I use 'awesome' rather frequently, for example), but I hate this.

[TendonQueen]

Hadn't heard of this at all. Awful! Perhaps they'd like to go back to school, with extra homework.

[SantasLittleMonkeyButler]

Well, that's a new one on me.

Sounds very annoying!

[ArcheryAnnie]

It's a thing that became popular after a website called Adulting - which is actually quite a sweet blog about how to act like a grown-up and take grown-up responsibilities.

Could be worse. Could be "lifehack".

[rollercoasterchicken]

Seriously.

[iAmNicolaMurray]

Eurgh I hats 'hacks'. This adulting thing sounds 'totes' awful too.

Sometimes I feel I wasn't made for this world.

[MrsGentlyBenevolent]

I don't mind this one. Then again, it was the sort of thing my hungover friends used to say when we were at uni. Usually, things like this grate on me, but this particular one just brings back good memories.

[rollercoasterchicken]

"Don't want to be an adult" would be better. It's the fact it's a verb that makes it worse. Bluugh.

[JeffreysMummyisCross]

There are too many nouns being turned into verbs lately. It is Not Right.

[SanityClause]

Personally, I love it that any English noun can be verbed.

[Dismaland]

This grates on me and seems to be everywhere lately. The other one that seem to have sprung up in the last while is "spirit animal". I keep seeing it everywhere, "so and so is my spirit animal"

[DepecheNO]

I'm 22 and have never seen anyone use "adult" in this way, although I'm aware of the trend of verbing things. How old are these people?

Ughhh, "spirit animal".

[Garrick]

Sanity

[maras2]

I'm not bothered enough to take this to Pedant's Corner but the the posters who use this are the ones who don't seem to know the difference between ' his' and 'he's' for some reason

[echt]

What a hideous verb.

As for "spirit animal" do they think they have daemons as "Northern Lights"?

Wankers.

[blibblobblub]

Spirit animal pisses me off but only because it's culturally appropriative (aquariusmoonrising.tumblr.com/post/58763812891/why-you-shouldnt-use-the-term-spirit-animal).

The adult as a verb thing sounds awful though.

[Kerberos]

I quite like it. I've seen it on forums recently and it sums up perfectly and adequately.

I'll be back on xbox this evening when I'm done adulting.

[MadFatRunner]

isn't this exactly what happened to the word parent?

[Pipbin]

I like it and I find it funny.