English Explanatory Dictionary

lavender marriage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A heterosexual marriage of convenience entered into in the hope of concealing the homosexual sexual orientation of one or both of the spouses.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lavender marriage.wav

Word forms

lavender marriage lavender marriages

Etymology

From lavender (“gay, homosexual”) + marriage.

Related words

beard merkin
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