I had heard adulescent before but I don’t think that took off. Kidult is just as stupid

 

Not sure what so many in this thread are threatened, agitated, and offended by the term "kidult". That reaction is absurd IMO.

I'm 45 years old and I wear it like a badge of honor. I think it's pretty cool.

 

Same with me and my mom

 

I don't think anybody is seriously offended by it. It's somewhat tongue-in-cheek because it's a bad, awkward, lazy word.

 

I was off on some stats.

*70%* of Millennials bought at least one toy for themselves during the pandemic. Not 50%.

And, apparently, 50% of "Kidult" purchases are boomers and GenX.

Millennials Spend $33 Billion On Their Own Toys. Why?

 

Kidult!? I’m not like a kid at all! I just buy toys and argue about fictional robots…..

Dammit.

 

No one is threatened by it, they are annoyed with the bad name

 

Hasbro has acknowledged for years now that adult collectors are a significant part of their sales, but nowhere near a majority. As someone also collecting in the Star Wars and GI Joe groups for decades now, Hasbro did an about face on this at least a decade ago. Prior to that, there was the age-old claim that they didn't recognize adult collectors as a significant part of their sales at all.

And yes, this article certainly tries hard to make ''kidult'' a thing.

 

The implication of "kidult" is one of an adult who needs supervision as a child would. That's probably the most offensive part of the term and why I hope it fails to gain traction.

Adult toy collectors is the proper term. But that won't score social media points.

 

Pfffft. I'll be the first president of The Kidult Club. You'll be jealous of me in a few years time.  

 

Sir, this is an Arby's.

"At least one" is an interesting way to phrase it, as that's really not all that significant considering the abundance of toys bought in general. If that's all it takes to be counted among the adult toy buying public then that quarter is even less impressive than it originally sounded.

Right. It's just a dumb sounding word trying to turn an already established thing (adults who collect shit) and turn it in to a marketing gimmick specifically for toys. But it's not a good word.

I'm not offended, I just wish it rolled off the tounge better than badong or gnodab.

 

I've heard it most often mentioned as "boys who can shave" more recently.

Which, again, is generally accurate, from my experience.

 

Adults ARE big kids, at the end of the day. So . Duh. Nostalgia is a hella drug.
oh, and Transformers aren't called PLASTIC CRACK for nothing!  

 

if anyone ever calls me a "kidult" i'm fucking stealing something out of their house

 

My wife prefers the term "addict."

 

To... what, prove their point?

 

Kidult is a supremacy name.

 

Ok but why do people care sm bout the actual term “kidult”. I promise you no one will call you that irl ever. (and if someone does like let’s say your wife *stares* then that seems like a whole nother issue your projecting)

 

If anything, the article seems to use it i na way that suggests "kidult" would get adopted as a trendy term but the problem is nobody who'd go by it wants to do that.