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Toxic Momativity 

The Virtue Signaling mother, See also "Trope"

It is a Portmanteau of "toxic positivity" which is defined as being patronizing or antagonizing under the guise of being light hearted or positive. A good example of toxic positivity is the phrase "Bless your heart", it sounds positive, but is actually a passive aggressive insult of intelligence, used commonly in the Southern United States.

The phrase may describe mothers or motherly figures who act overtly positive at inappropriate or awkward times so they may use their child to appear more "motherly". Often these moms do not discipline at all but under a watchful eye they become hyper critical of their kids, bashing them verbally or physically in attempts to appear to be in control.

The other half of this phrase of this phrase can be defined as mothering to the point of smothering. It cam be used to describe mothers on the internet who use their children by way of munchausen.

Moms or motherly figures who are pros at virtue signaling online for clout but specifically use their children to do so.

In realtiy they only do in order to gain attention, status or revenue.

These mothers may also be prone to doxx their own children as punishment. They otherwise control and humiliate their own kid(s) for personal gain with little to no remorse.

(Coined by dreadthedays aka D.Kerr)
This is obviously Toxic Momativity in action, she put her child's homework and images all over the internet as punishment.
Toxic Momativity by dreadthedays October 17, 2022
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Maximum Tomatoe from Super Smash Brothers. Also a newspaper in the Champaign area.
Dude have you squeezed the Momato this week? Check out the article on Princess Peach.
Momato by Infleck October 28, 2008
a mother that is still too clingy after her kids are grown and on their own.
I invited Dylan to the party tonight but he had to go over to his moms place instead. She is quite the mombat and I think the umbilical cord is still attached. {clingy}
mombat by jujube59 December 20, 2010
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Who were you talking to? I was talking to my mommate Ann.

All the first grade moms are friends so they go for a mommates night out once a month.
Mommates by kmp16 February 15, 2019
Mocat: a large and obese male who thinks hes lean and fit.
Man mocat is way too fat for that form fitting hoodie, who does he(she) think hes(shes) kidding?
Mocat by Md mnfla January 31, 2020
When playing scribbl.io and you see a mascot on the screen u would call it a Moscat
Ohh there is a Moscat
Moscat by YourDailyWhiteKnight August 2, 2019