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monster-in-law

noun

Etymology

Blend of monster + mother-in-law.

  1. compounded as monster-in-law — “monster + mother-in-law”

Definitions

  1. A very unpleasant mother-in-law (spouse's mother).

    • So when we belatedly celebrated Caspar's third anniversary the following weekend, I was notably frosty towards her. But this is not a typical tale of monster-in-law woes.

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