Sanctimommy is a
portmanteau
In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed by combining the meanings, and parts of the sounds, of two or more words together. of two words, ''sanctimonious'' and ''mommy''. The word is a
colloquialism
Colloquialism (also called ''colloquial language'', ''colloquial speech'', ''everyday language'', or ''general parlance'') is the linguistic style used for casual and informal communication. It is the most common form of speech in conversation amo ...
used to refer to a person, usually a female, who has very opinionated views on child rearing and presents them upfront without any sense of humility.
Occurrence
Generally speaking the word has been used in the
blogosphere
The blogosphere is made up of all blogs and their interconnections. The term implies that blogs exist together as a connected community (or as a collection of connected communities) or as a social networking service in which everyday authors can pu ...
, to refer to people who give their opinions in a fashion that provokes anger,
and seems to be condescending.
References
External links
Washingtontimes.com*
Colloquial terms
Motherhood
Parenting
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