shotgun marriage
shotgun marriage
nounDefinition of SHOTGUN MARRIAGE
1
: a marriage forced or required because of pregnancy —called also shotgun wedding
2
: a forced union <a spate of brokerage mergers … hastily arranged shotgun marriages — John Brooks>
First Known Use of SHOTGUN MARRIAGE
1929
Rhymes with SHOTGUN MARRIAGE
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