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momarazzi

momarazzi noun: a mother who takes an excessive amount of photos of her children.

Noun

momarazzi pl (plural only)

  1. (humorous, plural, plural-only) A mother who takes an excessive amount of photos of her children.
    • Her mother was snapping pictures with wild abandon. When Cindy apologized for the "momarazzi," Night saw again the real Cindy—the one who needed to act, not just for the pay, but for others to hear her.2006, Michael Bamberger, The Man Who Heard Voices, Gotham Books, →ISBN, pages 129–130
    • The momarazzi describes moms who take so many pictures of their kids that they have a new album for every day, week, or month of their lives. They're documoms who specialize in photos of everyday life, like bath time or playtime or naptime. Momarazzis can't even determine which pictures are worth...2013, Blair Koenig, STFU, Parents: The Jaw-Dropping, Self-Indulgent, and Occasionally Rage-Inducing World of Parent Overshare, New York, N.Y.: Pedigree Books, →ISBN, page 186

Examples of momarazzi in a sentence

  • The momarazzi describes moms who take so many pictures of their kids that they have a new album for every day, week, or month of their lives.2013, Blair Koenig, STFU, Parents: The Jaw-Dropping, Self-Indulgent, and Occasionally Rage-Inducing World of Parent Overshare, New York...
  • All I needed was a few more hot stores like that—especially ones the Main Line momarazzi frequented—and I'd be set.2015, Kristin Contino, The Legacy of Us: A Novel, Tempe, A.Z.: SparkPress, →ISBN, page 171:
  • And later, Ross glaring into the camera, impatient with me, the Momarazzi—Enough with the pictures!—a string of pink taffy hanging out of his mouth.2017, Claudia Hunter Johnson, Hurtling Toward Happiness: A Mother and Teenage Son's Road Trip From Blues to Bonding in a Really Small Car...
  • "We call her the momarazzi because she takes too many photos, and I really thought we were going to get busted," Wilson continues.2018 October 31, Paige Gawley, “Ellen DeGeneres Deserves the Final Rose for Her 'Bachelor' Contestant Costume”, in ET Online, archived from...

Origin of momarazzi

Blend of mom + paparazzi.

Questions about momarazzi

What does momarazzi mean?
Momarazzi means a mother who takes an excessive amount of photos of her children.
How do you use momarazzi in a sentence?
The momarazzi describes moms who take so many pictures of their kids that they have a new album for every day, week, or month of their lives.
What part of speech is momarazzi?
Momarazzi is a noun.

Words near momarazzi in the dictionary

  1. Moman
  2. momanager
  3. momanagers
  4. Momani
  5. Momans
  6. momarazzi
  7. momatties
  8. momatty
  9. Mombasa
  10. Mombasa golden starburst tarantula
  11. Mombasa golden starburst tarantulas

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