shviger

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noun

A mother-in-law.

OriginYiddish שוויגער →
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Meanings

nounshviger (plural shvigers)

plural shvigers

  1. USslangA 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
    1 more example

    ‘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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mother-in-law

Origin

  1. Yiddishשוויגער
  2. Englishshviger

From Yiddish שוויגער (shviger).

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APA

shviger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shviger

MLA

“shviger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shviger. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shviger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shviger.

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