shotgun wedding
shotgun wedding · shotgun weddings
A wedding in which the bride is already pregnantA wedding in which the bride is already pregnant.
» Tom and Mary had a shotgun wedding.
Том и Мэри поженились по залёту.
Meaning
3 senses(idiomatic, slang)A wedding in which the bride is already pregnant.
Mussehe, Mussheirat, Musshochzeit
брак по залётуbrak po zaljótu
(idiomatic, slang)A wedding made in haste or under duress.
(idiomatic, slang)Any similarly reputedly forced partnership, between people, organizations, components, or concepts.
Examples
2 sentencesTom and Mary had a shotgun wedding.
ruТом и Мэри поженились по залёту. — sharptoothed
Tom had a shotgun wedding in Las Vegas.
Translations
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Origin
From the implication that the groom was forced to the altar by shotgun-wielding relativesFrom the implication that the groom was forced to the altar by shotgun-wielding relatives of the bride.
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Forms
plural: shotgun weddings| Singular | shotgun wedding |
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