momzilla
Syllables: mom·zil·laUK/mɒmˈzɪlə//mɑmˈzɪlə/
momzilla noun: a controlling or overinvolved mother.
Noun (1)
momzilla (plural momzillas)
- A controlling or overinvolved mother.
- "I've definitely got more boy energy going on right now," she [Sally Norvell] admits. "For one thing, I've got a four-year-old boy who I have to run around and play Godzilla with all day long." She chuckles. "I'm Momzilla."[1996 November, Kurt B. Reighley, “Congo Norvell: Music to Disremember Him by”, in Scott Frampton, editor, CMJ New Music Monthly, number 39, Great Neck, N.Y.: College Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19...
- I tried to breathe, but it was too late. Momzilla had emerged. I could feel her low rumbling growl as she straightened up that last nerve. [...] Momzilla heard the children in the background promising never to be clowns again if Mommy would just come back. Momzilla took a slow deep breath, and then...2002, Elisa Morgan, Carol Kuykendall, “Monster Mom: Real Moms Get Angry”, in Real Moms: Exploding the Myths of Motherhood, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, →ISBN, part 1 (Myths about Me), page 55
Noun (2) capitalized: Momzilla
Momzilla (plural Momzillas)
- Alternative letter-case form of momzilla.
- "I've definitely got more boy energy going on right now," she [Sally Norvell] admits. "For one thing, I've got a four-year-old boy who I have to run around and play Godzilla with all day long." She chuckles. "I'm Momzilla."[1996 November, Kurt B. Reighley, “Congo Norvell: Music to Disremember Him by”, in Scott Frampton, editor, CMJ New Music Monthly, number 39, Great Neck, N.Y.: College Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19...
- I tried to breathe, but it was too late. Momzilla had emerged. I could feel her low rumbling growl as she straightened up that last nerve. [...] Momzilla heard the children in the background promising never to be clowns again if Mommy would just come back. Momzilla took a slow deep breath, and then...2002, Elisa Morgan, Carol Kuykendall, “Monster Mom: Real Moms Get Angry”, in Real Moms: Exploding the Myths of Motherhood, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, →ISBN, part 1 (Myths about Me), page 55
Examples of momzilla in a sentence
- I could feel her low rumbling growl as she straightened up that last nerve. [...] Momzilla heard the children in the background promising never to be clowns again if Mommy would just come back.2002, Elisa Morgan, Carol Kuykendall, “Monster Mom: Real Moms Get Angry”, in Real Moms: Exploding the Myths of Motherhood, Grand Rapids...
- It's never too early to become a Momzilla.2005, Judith Newman, You Make Me Feel Like an Unnatural Woman: The Diary of a New Mother, New York, N.Y.: Miramax Books, →ISBN, page 70:
- It was embarrassing and stupid and yet, once bridezilla became momzilla, no power in the Universe could derail me from my mission of toddler birthday terror.2006, Sheri Lynch, “The Surly Llama”, in Be Happy or I’ll Scream!: My Deranged Quest for the Perfect Husband, Family, and Life, New York...
- Serena's transformation from sexy executive to momzilla had been swift and ugly.2009, Karen Quinn, “Elliott”, in The Sister Diaries, London: Pocket Books, →ISBN:
Forms of momzilla
| plural | momzillas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Momzilla |
| plural | Momzillas |
Origin of momzilla
From mom + -zilla (suffix forming nouns suggesting a monster or a thing of extremely large size or great destructiveness, from the fictional monster Godzilla).
Words that rhyme with momzilla
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- flotilla
- granadilla
- maxilla
- villa
- cascarilla
- cedilla
- coronilla
- mammilla
- mantilla
- Priscilla
- rachilla
- sabadilla
- sapodilla
- scilla
- scintilla
- tefilla
- Anguilla
- antiguerrilla
- aspergilla
- axizilla
- bitchzilla
- bridezilla
- camarilla
- Chipzilla
- couplezilla
- cuntzilla
- Drusilla
- Fedzilla
- fibrilla
- Godzilla
- groomzilla
- hemimaxilla
- hydrilla
- manilla
- millah
- perilla
- premaxilla
- promzilla
- salsilla
- scrilla
- sensilla
- septomaxilla
- serial killer
- sherilla
- Silla
- sinsemilla
- spirilla
- submaxilla
Questions about momzilla
- What does momzilla mean?
- Momzilla means a controlling or overinvolved mother.
- How do you use momzilla in a sentence?
- I could feel her low rumbling growl as she straightened up that last nerve. [...] Momzilla heard the children in the background promising never to be clowns again if Mommy would just come back.
- What part of speech is momzilla?
- Momzilla is a noun.
- How do you pronounce momzilla?
- Momzilla is pronounced /mɒmˈzɪlə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of momzilla?
- The plural of momzilla is momzillas.
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