March 18

pincers - n. pl. a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles "The children, with their pincers, grasped the Cheerios during church." (Dictionary.com)

"Pardon my French, but what the hell are Cheerios?"

Happy-O's - n. pl. A satirical derivative of the brand name Cheerios, referring to the contentment children experience when consuming the product. "What are Frosted Cheerios? Are they just sugar-blasted Happy-O's?"

superordinate - adj. of higher degree in condition or rank. "The 'Good Mom' construct is a superordinate value system." (Dictionary.com)

schema - n. an underlying organizational pattern or structure; conceptual framework; (in Kantian epistemology) a concept, similar to a universal but limited to phenomenal knowledge, by which an object of knowledge or an idea of pure reason may be apprehended. "We didn't have to ladder to have her evoke the 'Good Mom' construct; it was a central part of her self-schema." (Dictionary.com)

antithetical - adj. directly opposed or contrasted; opposite. "For good moms, Frosted Cheerios was antithetical to their value set." (Dictionary.com)

foo-foo - adj. popular term used to refer to something that is more about fluffed-up hype than solid significance. "H-D cake decorating sets were much too foo-foo to be Harley." (Wikipedia)

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