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shvigers

shvigers is the plural of shviger.

Meaning of shviger

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

Questions about shvigers

What is shvigers the plural of?
Shvigers is the plural of shviger.

Words near shvigers in the dictionary

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

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