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Meaning of monster-in-law | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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

colloquial, humorous

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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