shotgun marriage
shotgun marriage · shotgun marriages
A marriage beginning with a shotgun weddingA marriage beginning with (or resulting from) a shotgun wedding.
Meaning
4 senses(countable)A marriage beginning with (or resulting from) a shotgun wedding.
(countable)A shotgun wedding itself.
(uncountable)Such marriages, or such weddings, taken collectively.
(countable, uncountable)Used figuratively.
Origin
From shotgun + marriage; compare shotgun wedding.From shotgun + marriage; compare shotgun wedding.
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Forms
plural: shotgun marriages| Singular | shotgun marriage |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.