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bridezilla

American  
[brahyd-zil-uh] / ˌbraɪdˈzɪl ə /

noun

  1. Informal. a soon-to-be bride who is overly involved with the details of her wedding and becomes extremely self-centered, demanding, or otherwise difficult to tolerate.


Etymology

Origin of bridezilla

First recorded in 1990–95; bride 1 ( def. ) + (God)zilla ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Our daughter doesn’t like Mia and thinks she is a bridezilla.

From Slate • Aug. 14, 2023

When we were on holiday for our honeymoon, I wasn’t a bridezilla, I was a honeymoonzilla.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2023

But at the end of the night, I was a very annoyed maid of honor when the bridezilla demanded that she would like a sprinkle birthday cake at her wedding.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2022

In a world where bridezilla stories dominate headlines, there’s one bride-to-be who has won over TikTok with her considerate wedding planning tips.

From Fox News • Jul. 28, 2021

As the bridezilla cartoon took hold, I began to notice a sharp difference from the messages I received when I first started writing my wedding advice column six years ago.

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2018

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