shviger en · NOUN
Etymology
From Yiddish שוויגער (shviger).
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shvigers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |