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momager en · NOUN

Etymology

From blend of mom + manager.

Meanings

1. (US, slang) A showbusiness manager who is also the performer's mother.
   • It seems even Kris Jenner has got the pink memo. The momager followed up Kim's post with her own, sharing a throwback pic of herself in a neon pink '80s swimsuit. 2023 June 14, Alexandria Dale, “Kim Kardashian relaxes poolside in a bright pink thong bikini”, in Women's Health:
   • The most fitting occupation for my mother is no longer a stage actress or momager or anything like that; she would make—she is—a fantastic nurse. 2012, Sarah Wylie, All These Lives, page 184:
   • The scope of ambition of the Hadids can be seen in the increased visibility of Yolanda, who accompanied Gigi to the Fashion awards, because you are no one without a momager. 2016 December 13, Jess Cartner-Morley, The Guardian:
   • A growing category of “bad” mother is the so-called “momager,” the woman who interferes with her famous children's affairs, exploits them, and contributes to their tarnished reputations—[...] 2010, Andrea O'Reilly, Encyclopedia of Motherhood:

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