sanctimommy
A mother who is sanctimonious about her parenting choices. Looks down at and/or judges parents who don't make the same choices. A combination of the words "sanctimonious" and "mommy"
sanctimommy by LynnZMbH July 3, 2014
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sanctimommy
A mother who is sanctimonious about her parenting choices. Looks down at and/or judges parents who don't make the same choices. A combination of the words "sanctimonious" and "mommy"
sanctimommy by LynnZMbH July 3, 2014
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sanctimommy
A parent who is overly devoted, micromanaging the lives of their children, from the food they ingest to the activities they participate in. Sanctimommies look down their noses at those who are more liberal in their parenting approach.
My mother is a sanctimommy because she won't let me eat any food with partially hydrogenated oil in it. She says it's like eating plastic.
sanctimommy by Savannah J. December 31, 2006
sanctimommy
a portmanteau of "sanctimonious" and "mommy"; a parent who condemns any parenting choice that differs from his/her own as inferior, careless, ill-informed, and often dangerous
I can almost understand Barb's "anti-vac" and non-BPA positions, but she's such a sanctimommy that wearing a mask or holding a water bottle near her is like waving a burger at a vegan protester.
sanctimommy by ninth1der February 4, 2022
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Bob: Hey, have you been checking out of the coverage of Tiger Woods?
Jeff: No, it's ridiculous. The media coverage is just one big sanctimorgy.
Jeff: No, it's ridiculous. The media coverage is just one big sanctimorgy.
sanctimorgy by Tiresias Bluestone December 3, 2009
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