shotgun marriage

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Definition von shotgun marriage im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Such marriages, or such weddings, taken collectively; A marriage beginning with (resulting from) a shotgun wedding
Others explained that a forced marriage was likely to end in an early divorce, so that the child would suffer more in a shotgun marriage than if born out of wedlock.; A shotgun wedding itself; Used figuratively; A marriage that is forced or necessitated because of pregnancy. Also called shotgun wedding
shotgun marriages: plural form of shotgun marriage

shotgun marriage

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shot·gun mar·riage

şätgʌn merîc

/ˈsʜätˌgən ˈmerəʤ/ /ˈʃɑːtˌɡʌn ˈmɛrɪʤ/

() From shotgun + marriage; compare shotgun wedding.

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