real life
Pronunciation:
noun
Definitions
Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama.
(by extension, sometimes capitalized) Life outside the Internet.
(by extension) Pressing day-to-day commitments.
Example: I kept meaning to look for a better-paying job, but real life intervened.
adjective
Definitions
Not fictional; actually happening or capable of happening.