lavender marriage
A heterosexual marriage of convenience entered into in the hope of concealing the…A heterosexual marriage of convenience entered into in the hope of concealing the homosexual sexual orientation of one or both of the spouses.
Meaning
1 sensesA heterosexual marriage of convenience entered into in the hope of concealing the homosexual sexual orientation of one or both of the spouses.
лавандовый бракlavandovyj brak
лавандовий шлюбlavandovyj šljub
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From lavender (“gay, homosexual”) + marriage.From lavender (“gay, homosexual”) + marriage.
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Forms
plural: lavender marriages| Singular | lavender marriage |
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Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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