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mother-in-law style

mother-in-law style noun: the style of speech and manners which are to be observed between an Australian aboriginal man and his mother-in-law (i.e. wife's mother). Depending on the particular people, this can go so as far as an entirely separate vocabulary of words.

Noun

mother-in-law style

  1. The style of speech and manners which are to be observed between an Australian aboriginal man and his mother-in-law (i.e. wife's mother). Depending on the particular people, this can go so as far as an entirely separate vocabulary of words.
    Synonyms:
    mother-in-law language

Synonyms of mother-in-law style

  • mother-in-law language

Questions about mother-in-law style

What does mother-in-law style mean?
Mother-in-law style means the style of speech and manners which are to be observed between an Australian aboriginal man and his mother-in-law (i.e. wife's mother). Depending on the particular people, this can go so as far as an entirely separate vocabulary of words.
What part of speech is mother-in-law style?
Mother-in-law style is a noun.

Words near mother-in-law style in the dictionary

  1. mother-in-law doors
  2. mother-in-law sandwich
  3. mother-in-law sandwiches
  4. mother-in-law seat
  5. mother-in-law seats
  6. mother-in-law style
  7. mother-in-law's cushion
  8. mother-in-law's tongue
  9. mother-in-law's tongues
  10. mother-in-laws
  11. mother-lode

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