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shviger

shviger noun: a mother-in-law.

Noun

shviger (plural shvigers)

  1. (US, slang) A mother-in-law.
    • As soon as she hears the news, Miriam's shviger Fay goes to visit her daughter-in-law in hospital.2009, David Minkoff, Oy Vey: More!: The Ultimate Book of Jewish Jokes, Part 2, page 77
    • ‘Come back to the apartment,’ Elaine giving Horst the usual shviger evil eye, ‘we'll have coffee.’2013, Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, Vintage, published 2014, page 96

Forms of shviger

pluralshvigers

Origin of shviger

From Yiddish שוויגער (shviger).

Questions about shviger

What does shviger mean?
Shviger means a mother-in-law.
What part of speech is shviger?
Shviger is a noun.
What is the plural of shviger?
The plural of shviger is shvigers.

Words near shviger in the dictionary

  1. shvartzes
  2. shvas
  3. Shvat
  4. Shvetambara
  5. shvi
  6. shviger
  7. shvigers
  8. shvitz
  9. shvitzed
  10. shvitzer
  11. shvitzers

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