The Struggle Is Real (Adulting 101)
The monthly ritual where your hopes and dreams disappear.
What is paying rent?
This app makes you lose three hours and gain nothing.
What is TikTok?
If something is “mid,” it means this.
What is average or not that great?
The one week every college student both dreads and forgets.
What are finals?
The streaming service that started as “let’s chill.”
What is Netflix?
The sound that strikes fear into every adult’s heart at 7 a.m.
What is an Alarm Clock?
When something is funny, but you don’t actually laugh out loud.
What is typing “lol”?
Saying “It’s giving…” means this.
What is describing a vibe or aesthetic?
The most expensive nap spot on campus.
What is the Library?
The Netflix horror series everyone watches at 2 a.m. and regrets.
What is Stranger Things?
The meal of champions for broke college students.
What are instant noodles (Ramen)?
A viral phrase that means “I can’t even deal right now.”
What is “I’m literally dead”?
If you get “the ick,” it means this.
What is instant attraction loss?
The beverage that fuels every all-nighter.
What is coffee or energy drink?
The movie that made everyone scream at the line, “I volunteer as tribute!
What is the Hunger Games?
When you open your fridge and only see condiments.
What is grocery shopping procrastination?
The Gen Z phrase for when you completely disappear online or from your friends.
What is “Ghosting”?
When something is painfully awkward or secondhand embarrassing.
What is cringe?
The phrase you say after a night out you don’t fully remember.
What is “I’m never drinking again”?
The animated movie where a yellow family became a pop culture obsession.
What are the Simpsons?
The appliance that suddenly becomes your worst enemy when it breaks.
What is a “washing machine”?
The show that made Pedro Pascal everyone’s internet famous.
What is The Last of Us?
When someone says something funny or outrageous, this is your reaction.
What is “I’m screaming” or “I’m dead”?
The professor’s favorite phrase that terrifies students.
What is “pop quiz”?
This film series follows a young wizard who attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and battles the dark wizard Voldemort.
What is Harry Potter?