mom test

British  

noun

1. informal a test of the user-friendliness of a computer device or software based on the extent to which a user's mother is able to use it

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Example Sentences

“I think of it as the mom test. I want to make sure that an artist’s ideas are being conveyed in a way that’s honest to how they’re thinking about it, while … losing the jargon around it, if there is any.”

From Washington Post

To make sure the podcast doesn’t get too geeky, Hirway does what he calls “the mom test”, which is exactly what it sounds like.

From The Guardian

Remind them of the “mom test”—would they want their mom to see that?

From Forbes

“It blows through the Mom test,” he says, which leads him to expect a big debut when trading begins.

From Forbes

And Scaramucci is quick to point out that passing the Mom test does not address that issue.

From Forbes