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Meaning of sister-out-law | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. The sister of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
  2. Girlfriend of one's brother or sister.
  3. The sister of one's ex-spouse.

Examples

“I, on the other side, was ready to strangle my almost sister-in-law. (My sister out-law.)”
“This included Prunella Tuff, my “sister-out-law”, a term we invented to describe the relationship between us as she was the sister of my brother in-law, Tim Tuff.”
““If you're openly gay, wouldn't that make you his sister-out-law?””

CEFR level

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

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