Definitions
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- noun A woman who, in the course of planning her
wedding , exercises or attempts to exercise a high degree of control over all or many minor details of the ceremony and reception.
Etymologies
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Examples
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A half-century ago, long before the word "bridezilla" was part of our lexicon, saleswomen at Becker's Bridal had a secret language they used to cope with unpleasant brides.
One 'Magic Room' That Links Generations of Brides Jeffrey Zaslow 2012
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KATY PERRY has nicknamed her fiance RUSSELL BRAND "bridezilla" - because he's addicted to reading wedding magazines.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Bureau News 2010
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Russell Brand "bridezilla" - because he's addicted to reading wedding magazines.
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Russell Brand "bridezilla" - because he's addicted to reading wedding magazines.
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Katy Perry labels fiance Russell Brand the ultimate 'bridezilla' RUSSELL Brand has been labelled a "bridezilla" by his popstar fiance Katy Perry.
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"bridezilla" - because he's addicted to reading wedding magazines.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Bureau News 2010
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It seems to me that you're liable to be called a bridezilla if you feel strongly about anything, think your wedding is important, are willing to spend money on any extra details that will beautify or personalize your wedding, actually enjoy wedding planning, expect that things will be generally be carried out the way you planned (and paid for!), feel stressed out by any aspect of the entire process, and aren't planning on giving in to every single opinion and request you receive.
Weddingbee Miss Octopus 2010
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Weddings are the subject of at least a dozen reality shows; a Google search for "bridezilla" turns up half a million hits; and there are four different bridal Barbies.
‘I Don’t’ 2010
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Russell Brand labelled the ultimate 'bridezilla' by fiance Katy Perry
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Perry on the internet as revenge after she dubbed him a "bridezilla" and showed off a picture of him wearing a wedding dress.
Femalefirst.co.uk - Celebrity Gossip + Lifestyle Magazine 2010
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The term bridezilla, likening brides to the fearsome Godzilla, the giant lizard-like sea monster from the 1954 Japanese film, had emerged four years before the Beckhams’ wedding in a newspaper article in the Boston Globe about demanding brides.
How ‘bridezilla’ became this summer’s biggest sexist slur Emine Saner 2019
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Boston Globe writer Diane White first used the term “bridezilla” in 1995 in an article about tacky brides who make ridiculous requests of their wedding party.
7 Outrageous Requests From Brides, According To Bridesmaids Brittany Wong 2019
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