"bridezilla" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌbɹaɪdˈzɪlə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bridezilla.wav Forms: bridezillas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪlə Etymology: From bride + -zilla. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bride|zilla}} bride + -zilla Head templates: {{en-noun}} bridezilla (plural bridezillas)
  1. (usually humorous) An unpleasant, difficult, overdemanding bride-to-be, stressed over the planning of her wedding. Tags: humorous, usually Hypernyms: weddingzilla Holonyms: couplezilla Related terms: -zilla Coordinate_terms: groomzilla

Inflected forms

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