Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monster-in-law

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: mon-ster-in-law
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very unpleasant mother-in-law (spouse's mother).

Colloquial; Humorous

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Blend of monster + mother-in-law.

Usage

Inflected Forms

monsters-in-law (plural)

Questions

What does monster-in-law mean?: A very unpleasant mother-in-law (spouse's mother).
Where does monster-in-law come from?: Blend of monster + mother-in-law.

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