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▪ I. mom|mɒm|
Also Mom.
Colloq. abbrev. (chiefly U.S.) of mamma1, mama; spec. the typical American matriarchal mother. Also attrib. and Comb., as mom cult, mom culture; mom-bashing, mom-like, etc.; spec. mom-and-pop U.S., used attrib. to denote a small shop or store, etc., of a type often run by a married couple.
1894Dialect Notes I. 332 Mam, mom, mæ, for mamma or mother. 1911R. W. Chambers Common Law v. 156 City-wearied fathers of youngsters who called their parents ‘pop’ and ‘mom’. 1950Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. June 230 The ‘mom’ culture in which American adolescents are often said to live. 1951Mom-and-Pop [see hole n. 7 b]. 1957Economist 28 Dec. 1121/2 Tin Pan Alley, Fundamentalism, and the Mom cult had it coming to them. 1958Manch. Guardian 7 June 4/6 Three leading serious comedies are studies in parent-hating or mom-bashing. 1961J. Heller Catch-22 (1962) i. 9 The hot dog, the Brooklyn Dodgers. Mom's apple pie. That's what everyone's fighting for. 1961J. McCabe Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy (1962) v. 102 The troubles of the boys in their continuing endeavour to get away from their domineering, Mom-like wives. 1962Listener 20 Dec. 1053/1 These ‘mom and pop’ stores and the somewhat larger ones certainly have no love for the supermarkets. 1966Economist 9 July p. xxi/3 ‘Mom-and-pop’ dealers in smaller communities and suburban fringes. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. 46/8 (Advt.), A family kitchen with mom in mind boasts a..built-in range and oven. 1972New Yorker 21 Oct. 30/1 The mom-and-pop grocery store was the New York State headquarters of the McGovern campaign. 1975Ibid. 13 Jan. 36/2 ‘Of course we will, Mom,’ I said, and I patted her hand and laid it aside.
▪ II. mom, momble
obs. ff. mum, mumble. |