mommy juice

1 9.9

A drink with alcohol mothers drink to relax in the evening

noun
/ˈmɑmi dʒus/

Informal

: vino de mamá

After putting her children to bed, she poured herself a glass of mommy juice.

Examples

Some mothers jokingly refer to their evening wine as mommy juice.
At book club, they laughed and enjoyed their mommy juice together.
I need a glass of mommy juice after a long day!
After putting the kids to bed, Sarah enjoys her mommy juice.
After a hectic day with the kids, she poured herself a glass of mommy juice to help unwind.
During their monthly meet-up, the mothers shared stories over glasses of mommy juice.
Many moms like to call their favorite wine mommy juice for a good laugh.

Synonyms

goofy juice

vsmommy juice

Informal

1 9.3

Drinks with alcohol that make people act silly

is used instead for alcohol that helps parents relax rather than cause silliness

momma juice

vsmommy juice

Informal

9.9

A comforting drink with alcohol or strong coffee that parents drink to relax

is specifically a humorous name for alcoholic drinks used by parents to relax

How Alcoholic

spirits

17 3.0

mommy juice

Informal

1 9.9

wine

∞ 1.0

beer

∞ 1.0

juice

700 1.0

Surface Forms

mommy juice singular

mommy juices plural

Morphology

mommy + juice

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'.