Father-out-law
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The father of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
- 2 The father of any of one's friends.
- 3 The father of one's ex-spouse.
"One day, in an argument with his wife, Haydar, he made a terrible mistake. He refused to acknowledge Henock Beamare as his father-in-law. Instead, he referred to him as his father-out-law."
Example
More examples"One day, in an argument with his wife, Haydar, he made a terrible mistake. He refused to acknowledge Henock Beamare as his father-in-law. Instead, he referred to him as his father-out-law."
Etymology
From father + -out-law, by analogy to father-in-law.
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