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wine mom en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈwaɪn.mɒm/
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US, informal) A mother who drinks alcohol to relieve the stress associated with parenting.
    • But the photos very quickly did the rounds, and a man on Twitter decided to use the opportunity to body shame her. “In 10 months Billie Eilish has developed a mid-30s wine mom body,” he wrote. 2020 November 13, Alex Light, Annabelle Spranklen, “Is Billie Eilish's new music video a big FU to the body shamers, stalkers and paparazzi after being targeted for ‘putting on weight’?”, in Glamour:
  2. (Canada, US, derogatory, informal, usually) A suburban middle-aged middle-class liberal woman, perceived as unsupportive of male, left-wing or working-class causes.
    • And then there are the Millennial/Gen Z guys (at least online) who think all that is cringe “wine mom” stuff and resent that they’re the ones who stood in the way of the nirvana of a Bernie Sanders socialist presidency because they were willing to settle for Old Man Biden and now the cost of Doordashing burritos is out of control. 2024 August 4, Susan J. Gemas, “Harris has managed to unite wine moms and lefty bros — for now”, in Michigan Advance:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
wine moms Number=Plur lexicographic
wine mum Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, alternative lexicographic

Antonyms

blue-collar · working class