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shviger - What does it mean?

Definition of 'shviger'

English

Noun

  • 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.’