almond mom
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.52 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
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.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "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. Back then, Mama Bear just seemed like she was taking care of her family by getting them to eat healthy food."
- "I was raised by an almond mom who was raised by an almond mom who was also probably raised by an almond mom."
- "My favorite way to almond mom myself is "If you aren't hungry enough for an apple are you actually hungry???""
Etymology
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.
Usage
- American usage