bridezilla

American

[brahyd-zil-uh] / ˌbraɪdˈzɪl ə /

noun

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

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2023

Thank you for putting this bridezilla in her place!

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 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

A Reddit user posted the story to the site’s bridezilla forums, although this woman isn’t the typical bridezilla.

From Fox News • Jun. 19, 2019

Am I stealing their thunder, or is Sara being a bit of a bridezilla?

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2019

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