Meaning of mom-and-pop | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of mom-and-pop.
   alt-of, not-comparable
2. Small and unsophisticated, typically because operated by a couple or a family.
   Canada, US, not-comparable

Examples

“Mom-and-pop diners are disappearing from American streets and being replaced by bland corporate giants.”

“That’s how we discovered New England: back roads, Mom-and-Pop diners, historic markers and all.”

“At first glance, Lincoln seemed caught in a time warp—a place of 1930s tourist cabins and Mom-and-Pop diners where one could get honest-to-goodness milk shakes, made in a blender with real ice cream.”

“But put a Target, JC Penney or Wal-Mart in an existing downtown, and you draw even more traffic to the merchants occupying the adjacent streets. Then, instead of killing Mom-and-Pop stores, they’d present the Mom and Pops with enlarged opportunities for profit.”

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