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Twimom en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtwaɪˌmɒm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈtwaɪˌmɑm/ (General-American)

Etymology

Blend of twilight + mom.

Meanings

1. (slang) A mother who likes Stephenie Meyer's Twilight book series or the associated films.
   • The next six hours consisted of 40-something-year-old TwiMoms who couldn't wait to get a glance of Carlisle, rude people trying to cut in line, and an insane lady bringing her fussy baby who wouldn't stop crying. 2012, Julith Perry, "'Breaking Dawn' renews series", The Mentor (Manhattan High School, Manhattan, Kansas), Volume 100, Issue 11, 27 November 2012, page 6
   • For "Twilight" fans, the Runaways' iconic power may be difficult to grasp. (And for many of those girls' Twimoms, it may be difficult to remember.) 2010 April 9, Ann Hornaday, “Kristen Stewart has style and substance in hard-rocking 'The Runaways'”, in The Washington Post:
   • Even though we're writing legal teens doing legal things, we did get our fair share of shit for being “TwiMoms” writing “TwiPorn.” 2013, Anne Jamison, Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World, BenBella Books, published 2013, →ISBN:

Forms

Hypernyms

fanpire · Twilighter · Twifan · Twihard · Twitard