shviger

shviger

English

Etymology

From Yiddish.

Noun

shviger (plural shvigers)

1. (US slang) A mother-in-law.
   • 2009, David Minkoff, Oy Vey: More!: The Ultimate Book of Jewish Jokes, Part 2, p. 77:

     As soon as she hears the news, Miriam's shviger Fay goes to visit her daughter-in-law in hospital.

   • 2013, Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, Vintage 2014, p. 96:

     ‘Come back to the apartment,’ Elaine giving Horst the usual shviger evil eye, ‘we'll have coffee.’