Meaning

(humorous) A mother who takes an excessive amount of photos of her children..

Example Sentences

Her mother was snapping pictures with wild abandon. When Cindy apologized for the "momarazzi," Night saw again the real Cindy—the one who needed to act, not just for the pay, but for others to hear her.

The momarazzi describes moms who take so many pictures of their kids that they have a new album for every day, week, or month of their lives. They're documoms who specialize in photos of everyday life, like bath time or playtime or naptime. Momarazzis can't even determine which pictures are worth posting on Facebook anymore because they have hundreds and hundreds to choose from.

I'd made a mental note to step my fashion game up a notch moving forward, and bought a cute new chevron-print blouse before I left the store with my order in hand. All I needed was a few more hot stores like that—especially ones the Main Line momarazzi frequented—and I'd be set.

And later, Ross glaring into the camera, impatient with me, the Momarazzi—Enough with the pictures!—a string of pink taffy hanging out of his mouth.

"We call her the momarazzi because she takes too many photos, and I really thought we were going to get busted," Wilson continues. "Like someone was going to report us for just like driving really slowly up to kids and taking their photo, but we're just two Australian chicks wanting to learn about trick-or-treating."

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Use momarazzi when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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