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almond mom

almond mom noun: a mother who promotes (or herself follows) an inadequate diet with poor nutritional value and low calories, usually to promote a slender body image.

Noun

almond mom (plural almond moms)

  1. (Internet, US) A mother who promotes (or herself follows) an inadequate diet with poor nutritional value and low calories, usually to promote a slender body image.
    • What matters most to an almond mom is getting and staying thin, so much so it inevitably overshadows accomplishments, accolades, and milestones—unless, of course, you look skinny while celebrating.2022 October 7, Danielle Sinay, “Growing Up With 'Almond Mom'”, in Glamour
    • Recently, she was eating at a restaurant that didn't have a low-calorie salad dressing option and she found herself agitated. Reframing those thought processes as almond mom behavior has paved a way for her to change them.2023 February 1, Fortesa Latifi, “"Almond Mom" Is Going Viral on TikTok as Creators Call Out Diet Culture”, in Teen Vogue

Examples of almond mom in a sentence

  • When Stan and Jan Berenstain wrote The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food back in 1985, no one had ever heard of an almond mom.2023 July 21, Jen McQuire, “Viral TikTok Breaks Down Why Mama From The Berenstain Bears Was Totally An Almond Mom”, in Romper:
  • I was raised by an almond mom who was raised by an almond mom who was also probably raised by an almond mom.2023 October 17, Ami Artiz, “I grew up with an 'almond mom.' I finally talked to my mom about how her eating behaviors with affected mine”...
  • My favorite way to almond mom myself is "If you aren't hungry enough for an apple are you actually hungry???"2023 November 17, TheDeadDying, Twitter:

Forms of almond mom

pluralalmond moms

Origin of almond mom

From almond + mom, in reference to the healthy foods such as almonds which they promote. Popularised on social media service TikTok in late 2022 and early 2023; it emerged in response to a viral video posted on the service that featured a clip from the American reality television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in which model Yolanda Hadid instructs her daughter Gigi to eat almonds because she feels weak.

Questions about almond mom

What does almond mom mean?
Almond mom means a mother who promotes (or herself follows) an inadequate diet with poor nutritional value and low calories, usually to promote a slender body image.
How do you use almond mom in a sentence?
When Stan and Jan Berenstain wrote The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food back in 1985, no one had ever heard of an almond mom.
What part of speech is almond mom?
Almond mom is a noun.
What is the plural of almond mom?
The plural of almond mom is almond moms.

Words near almond mom in the dictionary

  1. almond eyes
  2. almond furnace
  3. almond furnaces
  4. almond milk
  5. almond milks
  6. almond mom
  7. almond moms
  8. almond moth
  9. almond moths
  10. almond oil
  11. almond oils

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