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groomzilla

noun

A demanding and perfectionistic groom (man who is to be married).

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Meanings

noungroomzilla (plural groomzillas)

plural groomzillas

humoroususuallyA demanding and perfectionistic groom (man who is to be married).
He was the one turning into Groomzilla. He was losing it.
2008, Sharon Hanby-Robie, A Simple Wedding: A Faith-Filled Guide to Enjoying a Stress-Free Wedding
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It is unlikely that the groom will turn into Groomzilla, so obsessed by wedding details that he drives even the bride crazy. But it does happen.
2005, Leslie Milk, It's Her Wedding But I'll Cry If I Want To

Origin

From groom + -zilla.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with groomzilla

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Cite this entry

APA

groomzilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groomzilla

MLA

“groomzilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groomzilla. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “groomzilla,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groomzilla.

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