misspent youth

noun

: the time when one is young and doing things that are not considered wise or proper

He enjoys telling stories of his misspent youth.

Examples of misspent youth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The artist’s father and grandfather hang over it like a fog; that title track, which opens the album, seems less like an introduction than an endpoint, the making good from a misspent youth. — Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 8 Dec. 2025

The Human Fear is their fantastic tribute to misspent youth and an even more dissolute adulthood. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for misspent youth

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