Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shviger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shviger
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mother-in-law.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"As soon as she hears the news, Miriam's shviger Fay goes to visit her daughter-in-law in hospital."
"‘Come back to the apartment,’ Elaine giving Horst the usual shviger evil eye, ‘we'll have coffee.’"

Etymology

From Yiddish שוויגער (shviger).

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

shvigers (plural)

Questions

What does shviger mean?: A mother-in-law.
Where does shviger come from?: From Yiddish שוויגער (shviger).

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