soccer mom

noun

: 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

Examples of soccer mom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web President Bill Clinton’s soccer moms couldn’t vote for Republican candidates affiliated with the Religious Right and the NRA. Matthew Continetti, National Review, 16 Mar. 2024 The soccer mom leading California’s parental rights movement Nov. 27, 2023 Republican strategists have talked of using parent notification as a wedge to drive parents into their political tent. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024 In the final scene, as the Wolves regroup after an offstage tragedy, a soccer mom (Marcella Kearns) enters their space, reminding us that the players, who have come to seem so powerful in their own zone, are still girls (and ones who feel the weight of parental expectations). Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2024 The reality star has gone above and beyond as a soccer mom to her sports-loving son Saint. Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023 The soccer mom leading California’s parental rights movement. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023 Automakers accordingly started selling bigger cars that, while marketed to soccer moms and weekend warriors, still technically qualified as light-duty trucks in the eyes of regulators. Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2023 But in interviews with PEOPLE, friends of Kouri’s say the Utah soccer mom is innocent of her husband’s March 4, 2022 death and that the evidence prosecutors have used against her has been taken out of context. Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023 Advertisement With that new mindset, Morgan has scored 42 goals for club and country since giving birth, most by a national team soccer mom. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soccer mom was in 1973

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“Soccer mom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soccer%20mom. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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