November 19, 2006, 21:18
Kallehmomtini
Momtini is a new word that has been used for moms who gather while their kids have playdates, with the moms enjoying a nice glass of wine. These afternoon groups were apparently named by some bloggers. There was even a story about them in the NY
Times. (If you wish to read the article, you have to register, though it's free.)
November 20, 2006, 04:25
arnie"Ma" is used over here for "mom", as well as "mum". So perhaps it's a
matini or a
mumtini for us?
November 20, 2006, 21:45
KallehYour "matini" would be how our Easterners would pronounce "martini."
November 21, 2006, 09:28
dalehileman"Momtini" on Google's advanced article archive gets 27 hits going back to 1951
Thus it's gaining some longevity
November 21, 2006, 11:50
arniequote:
going back to 1951
Eh? The Web wasn't invented then!
(Ok - I know what you meant.)
November 21, 2006, 17:43
wordnerdquote:
"Momtini" on Google's advanced article archive gets 27 hits going back to 1951
Actually, some are earlier, but only one of the
27 seems relevant (many appear to be op-scan misreadings of the name "Mo
ntini") - that one being from The Detroit News of April 19, 2005:
... she's gotten revenue from advertisers and T-shirt and mug sales featuring her "momtini" logo: a baby pacifier in a martini glass.
That's only in the news archives, however. The word appears no less that 7 times (
three distinct stories) the google-news reports over just the last month. We may have picked up the first rumblings of a neologism.
November 21, 2006, 18:55
jerry thomasHearing from her OBGYN that her pregnancy test was positive, the 16-year-old mother-to-be shrieked with delight, "I'm gonna be a
MOM-teeny!!!November 24, 2006, 10:45
KallehThat would be a great usage for teenage parenting, Jerry.
As mommies are sipping martinis,
Their kids all pretend they're houdinis.
They handcuff each other
And cry out "Where's MOTHER?!"
She's off having fun in
momtinis!
November 24, 2006, 18:16
shufitz Martini turns out to be an interesting word.
Spelling: OED shows it as a term requiring capitalization, which is clearly inconsistent with actual usage.Meaning: Both OED and AHD define it as a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) and dry vermouth. I understand this to be quite out-of-date; vermouth is now almost universally omitted.Etymology: There are two theories: (1) from the city of Martinez, California, or (2) from the name of Martini and Rossi, Italian manufacturers of vermouth. OED's earliest cite, dated 1884, refers to the "Martinez cocktail".