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shotgun marriage
shotgun marriagen. A marriage that is forced or necessitated because of pregnancy. Also called shotgun wedding.shotgun marriage
shotgun marriageA marriage that happens quickly due to an unplanned pregnancy. We knew it was a shotgun marriage when Frank's new wife had a baby five months after the wedding.See also: marriage, shotguna ˌshotgun ˈwedding/ˈmarriage (old-fashioned, informal) a marriage which takes place because the woman is pregnantThis expression probably refers to the father of a woman, who threatens to shoot the man unless he marries her.See also: marriage, shotgun, wedding |