weddingzilla
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From wedding + -zilla (suffix forming nouns and names suggesting a monster or a thing of extremely large size or great destructiveness) (a back-formation from Godzilla).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˌwɛdɪŋˈzɪlə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪlə
- Hyphenation: wed‧ding‧zil‧la
Noun[edit]
weddingzilla (plural weddingzillas)
- (humorous, often attributively) A person overly concerned with ensuring that a wedding goes exactly as they envision it.
- 2012 April 11, Amy Alkon, “Advice goddess”, in Colorado Springs Independent:
- It can be hard for a man to understand how an otherwise sweet and reasonable woman can go all weddingzilla: "My dress must have a 50-foot train, trimmed with the skins of puppies!"
- 2013 April 23, Megan Garber, “We Have Ourselves a Groomzilla”, in The Atlantic:
- At least he's making Weddingzilla-ism slightly more of an equal-opportunity affair.
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Translations[edit]
person overly concerned with ensuring that a wedding goes exactly as they envision it