the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral

phrase

The perpetual center of attention.

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Meanings

phrase

alternative the bride at every wedding · alternative the corpse at every funeral

  1. The perpetual center of attention.

Origin

Said by Alice Roosevelt Longworth of her father Theodore Roosevelt. Also used to describe Kaiser Wilhelm II.

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APA

the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20bride%20at%20every%20wedding%20and%20the%20corpse%20at%20every%20funeral

MLA

“the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20bride%20at%20every%20wedding%20and%20the%20corpse%20at%20every%20funeral. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20bride%20at%20every%20wedding%20and%20the%20corpse%20at%20every%20funeral.

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