Etymology
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Blend of Mumsnet + nut (“a crazy person”).
Proper noun
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Mumsnut
- (Internet slang, derogatory) The British parenting-focused message board Mumsnet, viewed as a locus of gender-critical discourse and activism.
2018 July 25, Hetty Spoon (@Henriettaspoon), Twitter[1]:Here’s some folks who actually know what they’re talking about, you don’t get that on Mumsnut.
2019 October 12, Annie Wallace (@anniewallace), Twitter[2]:Oh, and in the light of the current mumsnut discussion... I block all transphobes. Just sayin'.
2021 March 24, Stephanie Anne Calvert (@StephAcalvert), Twitter[3]:Mumsnut is melting down, tee hee. "EVEN WPUK", lol
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Mumsnut.
Derived terms
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