weddingzilla en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌwɛdɪŋˈzɪlə/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From wedding + -zilla (suffix forming nouns and names suggesting a monster or a thing of extremely large size or great destructiveness) (a back-formation from Godzilla).
Meanings
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(attributive, humorous, often) A person overly concerned with ensuring that a wedding goes exactly as they envision it.
She wasn't in the family gathering to see Sarah's weddingzilla dress burn.
2007 November 6, “alanG”, “Audreh SNUK”, in rec.arts.tv.uk.coronation-st (Usenet):At least he's making Weddingzilla-ism slightly more of an equal-opportunity affair.
2013 April 23, Megan Garber, “We Have Ourselves a Groomzilla”, in The Atlantic:It can be hard for a man to understand how an otherwise sweet and reasonable woman can go all weddingzilla: "My dress must have a 50-foot train, trimmed with the skins of puppies!"
2012 April 11, Amy Alkon, “Advice goddess”, in Colorado Springs Independent:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| weddingzillas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (1)
mnw ပေါဲသ္ပမ္ၚဵုထပ်တဲဇဳလာ (person overly concerned with ensuring that a wedding goes exactly as they envision it)