Verboticism: Atombmom
DEFINITION: n. A mother-in-law who lives with her married child and their spouse. v. To live with your mother-in-law.
Atombmom
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: atum - mom
Sentence: Josie's mom was like an atombmom. Since she had lived with them, Jeff felt like he was sealed in a tomb; she questioned every move they made and wanted to know where they were at all times. If they confronted her with her smothering, bossy behavior, the "bomb" went off and she turned into a raging lunatic.....He did not know if he would survive!
Etymology: Atom Bomb + Tomb + Mom --- Atom Bomb (an explosive device in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission) Tomb (any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber) Mom (informal terms for a mother)
Points: 1016
Comments: Atombmom
silveryaspen - 2009-01-21: 17:05:00
Interesting combination of words in your etymology. Like the way you incorporated them into your sentence.