waithood

== English == === Etymology === Coined by Diane Singerman in 2007 as a blend of wait +‎ adulthood, modelled after the earlier term wait unemployment; see the citations page. === Noun === waithood (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. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:waithood.