[Lexicog] Mother-in-law (was: Mother (was: First Lady)

[Fritz Goerling]

Verry interrestinck! said with a strong German accent. At least the
Spaniards do not seem to use a euphemism like “belle-mère” (literally:
beautiful mother) like the French. Why don’t we – instead of trying to
define “mother-in-law” in a watertight universal definition – swap a few
mother-in-law jokes on this list?

 

Fritz (alias Fede)

 

 

Michael Nicholas wrote:

 

By the way, mother - in  -law in Spanish is madre política. The mind
boggles. 

 

 

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