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soccer mom

noun

  1. a typical American suburban woman with school-age children.



soccer mom

noun

  1. a woman who devotes much of her spare time to her children's activities, typically driving them to and from sports events in which they are involved

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of soccer mom1

An Americanism dating back to 1970–75; so called from her practice of driving her children to soccer games
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Kaitlyn Dever, “Apple Cider Vinegar†“Apart from Kathy Bates, the three names at the top of my list — Sharon Horgan as the eldest Garvey sibling in ‘Bad Sisters,’ Britt Lower as the duplicitous Helly R. in ‘Severance’ and Melanie Lynskey as the coldblooded butcher/soccer mom Shauna in ‘Yellowjackets’ — all delivered strong performances in their returning series.â€

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In her retirement video, which she ended by thanking the fans, Morgan touched on her coming transition from soccer superstar to soccer mom and the role she played in opening that door.

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Suburban women, Fischer Martin said, is a “general term,†and a “far cry†from the “soccer mom definition†that was used in the 1990s.

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Obviously, I’m not a soccer mom, but I try to support him as a soccer grandma.

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Juno Temple is recognized for her stellar performance as a mild-mannered soccer mom with a brutal secret in “Fargo.â€

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When To Use

What does soccer mom mean?

"Jump in, kids, and don't forget your juice boxes!"If you've ever said that, you might be a soccer mom, popularly imagined as a white middle-class mother in a minivan dropping her children off at various suburban after-school activities.

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