Some people mistakenly believe this is a term for those over 18. Fraid not. Some people are born grown-ups, and some die at 100 never having acheived this status. If you are one, congratulations on not dying thus far; if not, here's some things you have to look forward to!

• You will cease to be impressed with your 1337speak, pwning people, your h4x0r rep and otherwise talking "liek u r" an illiterate moron. Intelligence, it's not just for breakfast anymore.

• For you emo kids, the world will get brighter for you when you stop crying and get another piece of ass. Life's cyclical in nature, roll with it.

• You will finally understand why your dad always screams when you begin to pay all your own bills. TIP: Pay electricity bill before buying the new GTA.

• Realizing that just because you CAN drink doesn't necessarily make it a good idea. Go out Wednesday, your place of employment might look like the jaws of Hell Thursday morning at 7:00 AM.

• Realizing that your place of employment ALWAYS looks like the jaws of Hell, shrugging and doing what you damn well feel like anyway.

and finally,

• The moment when you are truly no longer a kid, because you can't be. Because you have decided that all kids, without exception, SUCK. Because now YOU have a kid, crying, yelling, wetting the bed, wanting money. Karma's a cruel bitch.

Other than that, it's the only way to be... what else ya gonna do, be a 40 year old skateboarder?

The act of having or engaging in sexual activity.

A nickname for your supervisor at work; usually used in plural form to describe a group of supervisors.

Referring to rims, blades, pancakes, wheels, whatever you fancy. To be considered grown-ups you must have wheels that are atleast 21" in diameter, hence the age limit for an adult. Although some consider 18" wheels grown-ups, many southern cultures would consider those to be teenagers.

Old enough to work an having kids paying bills

A stage in life when someone is a behemoth reproduction bag and have the stupidest ideas of certain things.

used when you want to say that you are from a particular city or area of a city and you have grown-up there.

An overly derogatory and condescending way of telling someone that their input in a given conversation is childish and/or uneducated and will not heighten the level of intelligence in the discussion.

Also is used when one is short-tempered and unwilling to deal with more than one person in a heated discussion.

A term used by older generations to make a "kind" comment about someone coming of maturity. At the same time, it reminds the listener/reader that they are not the daddy dick.