English Explanatory Dictionary

shotgun marriage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A marriage beginning with (or resulting from) a shotgun wedding.
  2. A shotgun wedding itself.
  3. Such marriages, or such weddings, taken collectively.
  4. Used figuratively.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

shotgun marriage shotgun marriages

Etymology

From shotgun + marriage; compare shotgun wedding.

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