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21st Birthday Wishes
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When you need to choose 21st birthday wishes, try to keep in mind that turning 21 is a milestone — so your birthday message should be milestone worthy. Fortunately, that's the only type I have on this page.
What makes a birthday greeting milestone worthy? For a 21-year-old birthday girl or boy, this means that you need to pick 21st birthday messages that bring a sense of pride, inspiration, confidence, comfort and joy to him or her. "Drinking" jokes won't cut it.
At the age of 21, it's quite hard to navigate the world of young adulthood. A sense of pride, inspiration, confidence, comfort and joy could make all the difference. Accordingly, choose a birthday greeting that can do it all.
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How to pick 21st birthday wishes
At 21, many boys and girls also have the money and desire to indulge in these activities. This can make hitting 21 a mixed blessing for them, especially if they indulge a little too much.
If the birthday boy or girl can take a joke, select a birthday wish that pokes fun at them (about, say, picking up the bar tab or losing constantly at the casino tables). But pick messages with a light-hearted approach — nobody likes mean-spirited insults cloaked in jokes (in other words, the old "truth in jest" route). That's just offensive — and you don't want to be offensive. You want to be funny.
If the recipient of your birthday greeting is the serious type, the "birthday message" playing field opens up quite a bit. You can choose birthday wishes that are clever, cool, inspirational or sentimental in tone. You could simply encourage the birthday boy or girl to grow up (if you think he or she lacks the maturity of a typical 21 year old). You could also pick a greeting with the opposite slant: a message that congratulates him or her about their mature, responsible attitude. You can even opt for a birthday wish that welcomes the birthday boy or girl to young adulthood.
Whether you go the funny or serious route, be sure to choose a positive birthday message that you would like (or would have liked) to hear at 21.
When I turned 21, the times were simpler, slower...and boooring! Today, 21 is your ticket to a new and exciting world. It's time to celebrate! Happy 21st birthday!
Bravo, you're 21 and legal! Time to throw out your collection of fake IDs. Happy 21st birthday!
Now that you're 21, you've got plenty of catching up to do in the drinking department. Happy 21st birthday!
Congratulations on turning 21. Now you're old enough to pay for your own drinks.
May your 21st birthday be even more wonderful than you ever expected. If there's anyone who deserves a truly special day, it's someone as special as you.
Although you're 21 now, you still can't wait to blow out your candles, eat your birthday cake and open your gifts. It looks like you already have your priorities straight. Happy 21st birthday!
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This 21st birthday wish is inspirational with the right amount of irony to encourage the most jaded of 21-year-old birthday boys or girls to leave behind childish wishes and aspire to more. That's a message every 21 year old should hear.
When you were a kid, you couldn't wait to grow up, be an adult and do whatever you wanted. Today, you're 21, all grown up, an adult and able to do whatever you want. Now what?
At your age, you have the rest of your amazing life right in the palm of your hands...along with a stiff drink and a one-arm bandit slot machine. Happy 21st birthday!
May you live long, prosper early, laugh heartily and love deeply. Happy 21st birthday!
You've just turned 21. Your whole life is ahead of you. Take the road less traveled and stop along the way to enjoy the scenery. Happy 21st birthday!
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You'll find more 21st birthday wishes below...At 21, you have the legal right to drink, gamble, rent a car and get your parents to pay for it all. Happy 21st birthday!
At 21, a whole new era, filled with adventures, mishaps and life lessons, is about to start. Enter with your eyes and heart open. Happy 21st birthday!
Wishing you a happy 21st birthday welcome to a world of drunken nights, lost weekends and wild spring breaks!
Your life is just about to pick up speed and blast off into the stratosphere. Wear a seat belt and be sure to enjoy the journey. Happy 21st birthday!
Wow, you're 21. You can do so much now. But don't do everything all at once. Spread it out — you have many years and hangovers ahead of you! Happy birthday!
Happy birthday! Started making 21st birthday wishes yet? Don't forget to wish for more love, peace and happiness than you and the world will ever need.
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Sending happy birthday wishes can be more challenging than it seems, thanks to those inviting yet pesky blank spaces on the birthday card. After all, how can you put into words everything you feel for your loved one? And how can everything fit in that space?
Maybe all you need is a little nudge — by way of some birthday quotes and sayings.
To help you send the perfect happy birthday wish, weve put together a list of our favorites below. Short, long, funny, sweet, weve tried to include every length and tone you and your card may be looking for!
So, take some time to browse. Use a quote or two for inspiration, or even borrow the words themselves. No matter how you decide to use them, know that you dont have to face those daunting blank spaces alone.
Birthday Quotes, Happy Birthday Wishes, and Birthday Sayings
• You dont get older, you get better.
• Age is merely the number of years the world has been enjoying you. Happy birthday!
• “Just remember, once youre over the hill you begin to pick up speed.” – Charles Schulz
• “You know youre getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.” – Bob Hope
• “A party without cake is just a meeting.” – Julia Child
• “Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!” – Dr. Seuss
• “Dont just count your years, make your years count.” – George Meredith
• “I think all this talk about age is foolish. Every time Im one year older, everyone else is too.” – Gloria Swanson
• “It takes a long time to become young.” – Pablo Picasso
• Wishing you a birthday as amazing as you are!
• Cheers to another trip around the sun – happy birthday!
• Hoping your birthday is extra sweet.
• Sending you happy, dancing, confetti-popping, cake-filled birthday wishes!
• The older you get, the better you get. Unless youre a banana.
• Just like a fine wine, you get better with age.
• Wishing you a purrrrfect birthday.
• I am so happy you were born, and even happier youre in my life.
• To my dearest, sweetest, most wonderful friend – wishing you a year filled with nothing but happiness.
• Another year older, another year wiser, and another night well never remember. Happy birthday!
• Cheers to the birthday girl – drinks on me!
• HBD to my BFF
• Youre not old, youre classic.
• Dont worry, youre not getting old. You were already old a long time ago.
• May your birthday bloom with happiness!
• I hope that all of the beauty and kindness that you bring into the world comes back to you in the year ahead.
• Thank you for everything you do, for always being there, and for making my life so much brighter. Happy birthday!
• Getting older is mandatory, but growing up is optional.
Birthday Card Ideas
How frustrating is it to be writing a happy birthday wish with a pen, only to make the tiniest mistake? Pretty darn frustrating.
When you choose a design from our online birthday card collection, not only will you be able to send a beautiful and eco-friendly card, youll have the ability to erase your mistakes — write and rewrite your happy birthday wishes as many times as you need to before you hit "Send". Now your loved ones can receive the birthday wish they deserve, free of scribbles.
Start designing today, explore the countless customization possibilities, and schedule your card to send when you need it to, whether thats in the next five minutes, or five months from now.
Funny Quotations
21st Birthday, Group 1Hey, you just turned 21! Call your parents and tell them they can’t make you go to bed!
My advice for a 21-year-old: Don’t drink and vote.
- Melanie White
On the roller coaster of life, your 21st birthday is like being at the top of the first giant hill with your hands in the air and no lap bar.
- Greg Tamblyn
At 21 you’re old enough to go to Vegas where you can lose all your money trying to hit on 20.
- Melanie White
21st Birthday Jokes
Group 2Being 21 isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. You have to start buying your own toilet paper.
- Melanie White
At 16 you can drive. At 21 you can have a cold one. Do both at the same time and your present might not have a future.
- Greg Tamblyn
21 is when you finally grant your parents their freedom.
- Melanie White
21 is a terrific age, maybe the best. TOO BAD YOU CAN’T BE THAT OLD FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE HAHAHAHAHA.
- Greg Tamblyn
At 21 years old, lots of new doors open up. Unfortunately the ones that could get you in the most trouble are the most tempting.
You're 21! Almost everything you really enjoy is now legal.
21st Birthday Jokes
Group 3One fun thing on your 21st birthday is getting carded. It’s even more fun on your 30th.
- Melanie White
Congratulations! You’re no longer a teenager. Now just wait till you get to be the parent of one.
- Greg Tamblyn
When you’re 21, you have to pay your own way. You’re going to have a whole different opinion about wearing designer jeans.
- Melanie White
Your parents are really excited about you turning 21. They’ve already shown me the re-design plans for your room.
- Melanie White
Now that you’re 21, nobody can tell you want to do, unless of course, you’re married.
- Melanie White
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21st Birthday Jokes
Group 4
On my 21st birthday my parents gave me a cheese platter. I kept the knife just in case I ever want to give it back.
- Greg Tamblyn
Now that you’re 21, it’s time to stop playing video games and start designing them.
- Melanie White
I enjoyed being 21 so much, I’ve been that old for several years now.
- Melanie White
I remember when I was 21. See, I’m not that old.
- Melanie White
Now that you’re 21, people will expect you to be more responsible and learn how to change the toilet paper roll.
- Melanie White
21st Birthday Jokes
Group 5Now that you’re 21, it’s time to grow up. No more Peter Pan – unless it’s on a sandwich.
- Melanie White
On your 21st birthday, you might want to think about joining the growing number of performers who "will sing for food."
- Melanie White
I’ve been 21 more times than I can count.
- Melanie White
"Granny," asked Johnny, "today I’m 21 years old. Tell me again why I can’t hike across the lake like my dad, my grandpa, and my great-grandpa before me?"
Grandma looked at Johnny and said, "For the last time, Johnny, they were all born in January. You were born in the middle of August!"
Hey, you’re 21! I’ll toast to that.
- Melanie White
From George Carlin:
Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids?
If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions. 'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!' You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key.
You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead. 'How old are you?' 'I'm gonna be 16!' You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16!
And then the greatest day of your life! You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony. YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!
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All birthdays are so important, but in my opinion, some are milestones that should be celebrated with a little something extra — like your 21st. When you hit 21, you may want to ring in the day with a sip of a fancy cocktail or party at your place. For that, you'll need these 21st birthday captions to pair with your fave pics. Even if you’re not planning on taking a birthday sip, you'll at least want to capture this special year with a #fire post on the 'Gram of just your fabulous self.
Since it’s such a big birthday, you’ll want to remember it forever. One way to do that is by taking lots of pictures. There are so many different ways to celebrate your 21st birthday. Mix up some cocktails from TikTok or enjoy a backyard brunch with mimosas. Document whatever you end up doing with a photo-dump, but make sure your birthday selfie is the first pic posted. It is your birthday after all, and since you’ll be the center of attention, don’t take any precious moments away to come up with a caption on your own. Instead, use any of these 50 21st birthday captions that are perfect for your 21st year.
• "Cheers and beers to 21 years."
• "Sassy since birth."
• "Hello, 21."
• "Hakuna Moscato: It means no worries on your 21st birthday."
• "Every day I sparkle, but today, I rule."
• "It's my 21st birthday, and I can wine if I want to."
• "21 looks good on me."
• "Turned my birthday into a lifestyle." — Drake, "Pop Style"
• "Why yes, you can see my ID."
• "Having a pitcher-perfect birthday."
• "Humble, with just a hint of Kanye."
• "The party don't start till I walk in." — Kesha, "TiK ToK"
• "Just here for the birthday cake."
• "Got that birthday vibe feeling."
• "Go shawty, it's your birthday." — 50 Cent, "In Da Club"
• "Happy beer-th day to me."
• "21 years of being this fabulous."
• "I'm 21 and fun."
• "Go ahead and card me."
• "Don't ever be afraid to shine."
• "Sometimes, sip happens on your birthday."
• "Getting into the birthday spirit."
• "Let the birthday festivities be gin."
• "I wish some nights lasted forever."
• "There are so many beautiful reasons to be happy today."
• "Just making them stop and stare, because it's my birthday."
• "Feeling real hoppy on my birthday."
• "Here's to another 365 days of being fabulous."
• "Wining and dining."
• "Just so you know, this is what 21 and awesome looks like."
• "It’s my 21st birthday. I guess there’s a thirst time for everything."
• "If life gives you limes, make margaritas." — Jimmy Buffett
• "BRB. Gonna dance all night."
• "You were my cup of tea, but I drink champagne now."
• "I can't keep calm, it's my birthday."
• "Tonight, I'm only chasing drinks and dreams."
• "It's only right to party all night."
• "I sparkle like a birthday candle."
• "Throw some glitter, make it rain." — Kesha, "Blow"
• "On cloud wine."
• "Making ‘em stop and stare on my birthday."
• "It’s my birthday, but first, let me take a selfie."
• "My time, my wine, my spirit, my trust." — Taylor Swift, "Death By A Thousand Cuts"
• "I hope my cake is as sweet as me."
• "This is what leveling up looks like."
• "I got that birthday glow."
• "On this day, 21 years ago, the world became a better place."
• "It’s my birthday, but I’m gifting you all with this present."
• "I’m ready to paaaaarty." — Bridesmaids
• "It's my birthday. I'ma do what I like. I'ma wear what I like. I'ma party tonight." — Anne-Marie, "Birthday"