Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A young adult, usually between 20 and 30 years old, who lives with his or her parents because of not being able to afford or being unwilling to live independently.
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- noun A
young adult who has yet to adopt typicaladult behaviours.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[twixt + –er.]
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twixt + -er
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Examples
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A new form of adult has evolved, which may be called a rejuvenile, a kidalt, an adultescent, or a twixter.
Rejuvenile: Kickball, Cartoons, Cupcakes, and the Reinvention of the American Grown-up by Christopher Noxon ricklibrarian 2006
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A new form of adult has evolved, which may be called a rejuvenile, a kidalt, an adultescent, or a twixter.
Archive 2006-12-01 ricklibrarian 2006
michaelchang commented on the word twixter
or a parasitic single
February 26, 2008