red wedding
red wedding · red weddings
A wedding ceremony in the Soviet Union in which the couple pledged loyalty to the…A wedding ceremony in the Soviet Union in which the couple pledged loyalty to the state or communism in addition to reciting marriage vows.
Meaning
2 senses(dated)A wedding ceremony in the Soviet Union in which the couple pledged loyalty to the state or communism in addition to reciting marriage vows.
(figuratively, often)A situation involving carnage, bloodshed, or chaos; a massacre; a mass culling.
Origin
The first sense derives from red as an adjective meaning associated with or supportive ofThe first sense derives from red as an adjective meaning associated with or supportive of communism. The second sense derives from the Red Wedding scene in A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin.
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Forms
plural: red weddings| Singular | red wedding |
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