mommy juice
- noun
- /ˈmɑmi dʒus/
- Informal
:
vino de mamá
- After putting her children to bed, she poured herself a glass of mommy juice.
Examples
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Some mothers jokingly refer to their evening wine as mommy juice.
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At book club, they laughed and enjoyed their mommy juice together.
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I need a glass of mommy juice after a long day!
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After putting the kids to bed, Sarah enjoys her mommy juice.
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After a hectic day with the kids, she poured herself a glass of mommy juice to help unwind.
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During their monthly meet-up, the mothers shared stories over glasses of mommy juice.
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Many moms like to call their favorite wine mommy juice for a good laugh.
Synonyms
A comforting drink with alcohol or strong coffee that parents drink to relax
Drinks with alcohol that make people act silly
How Alcoholic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'mommy' (mother) and 'juice' (a drink) transparently indicate a beverage associated with mothers, so a B1 learner would likely infer it refers to some kind of drink. However, the specific slang sense 'alcoholic beverage consumed to relax' is a humorous, culture-specific extension of 'juice' that is not directly predictable from the words alone and requires idiomatic/cultural knowledge.
Etymology
Mommy juice may come from a funny picture: a tired mommy pouring wine or a cocktail and calling it juice as a joke to make the drink seem lighter. That's why it now means 'an alcoholic drink a mother has to relax with'.