monster-in-law

English

Etymology

Blend of monster +‎ mother-in-law.

Noun

monster-in-law (plural monsters-in-law)

  1. (colloquial, humorous) A very unpleasant mother-in-law (spouse's mother).
    • 2011 April 22, Anna Maxted, “Why I love my mother-in-law”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      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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