shotgun wedding
Noun

shotgun wedding (plural shotgun weddings)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) A wedding in which the bride is already pregnant.
  2. (idiomatic) Any similarly reputedly forced partnership, between people or organizations.
Related terms Translations
  • German: Mussehe, Mussheirat, Musshochzeit; (more often expressed verbally:) sie mussten heiraten
  • Italian: matrimonio riparatore
  • Spanish: penalti, casarse de penalti



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