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Definition of soccer mom

: a typically suburban mother who accompanies her children to their soccer games and is considered as part of a significant voting bloc or demographic group

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Recent Examples on the Web Whether known as soccer moms, security moms, or some other label, suburban women have been a critically important swing group of voters. — BostonGlobe.com, "Analysis: Tuesday’s elections highlight the anti-Trump fervor in America’s suburbs - The Boston Globe," 7 Nov. 2019 Suburban soccer moms dropped off supplies by the minivan load. — Erin Cox, Washington Post, "Years before Trump’s attacks, Freddie Gray’s death sparked a huge effort to heal Baltimore. It wasn’t enough.," 1 Aug. 2019 Greener Grass Suburban soccer moms vie for social supremacy in this satire written, directed by and starring Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe. — Matt Cooper, Los Angeles Times, "Movies opening in L.A. this week: ‘Maleficent,’ ‘Zombieland’ sequels and more," 13 Oct. 2019 Workington Man replaces Worcester Woman, the British equivalent of America’s soccer mom, or the swing voter that pollsters and demographers once identified as a key target in terms of campaign and policy. — Rashmee Roshan Lall, Quartz, "The UK’s general election is the most unpredictable in a generation," 30 Oct. 2019 But federal tax credits and local incentives, like access to California's carpool lanes, should still see some soccer moms joining the plugin revolution. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "On the road with Audi’s new Q5 and A8 TFSI e plug-in hybrids," 15 Oct. 2019 Are soccer moms going to make the switch from kombucha to hard coffee in their water bottles? — Lisa Futterman, chicagotribune.com, "PBR for breakfast? New hard coffee offers a different kind of buzz — and nails it," 27 Aug. 2019 Matcheson doesn’t care that a minivan could have the stigma of a 1990s soccer mom. — Tom Krisher, Washington Post, "Correction: Minivan-Not Dead Yet story," 8 Aug. 2019 But as the Cayenne’s success demonstrates, apparently there are plenty of people — soccer moms and otherwise — willing to pony up. — Charles Fleming, latimes.com, "Porsche’s 2019 Cayenne Turbo can haul your groceries from 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds," 21 June 2019

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First Known Use of soccer mom

1973, in the meaning defined above

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31 Dec 2019

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“Soccer mom.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soccer%20mom. Accessed 21 January 2020.

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soccer mom

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English Language Learners Definition of soccer mom

US, informal : a mother usually from the middle class who brings her children to soccer games and similar activities

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