Mother-in-law, noun
- Origin:
- See quotation 1992.
colloquial
In the phrases Mother-in-Law Exterminator, Mother-in-Law Hell Fire, Mother-in-Law’s Hell Fire, Mother-in-Law Masala.
The proprietory name for a particularly strong mix of curry-powder and other spices; applied loosely to any such mixture.
1988 Fair Lady 22 June (Suppl.) 13Try the..hottest curry powders this side of the Ganges: Mother in Law’s Hell Fire and Heaven’s Delight.
1992 R. Mesthrie Lexicon of S. Afr. Indian Eng. 30Mother-in-Law masāla,..A particularly pungent masāla sold in Natal. Now rare. (A brand name, presumably created in jest, implying a sharp, bitter variety).
The proprietory name for a particularly strong mix of curry-powder and other spices; applied loosely to any such mixture.
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