shotgun marriage

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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

    Расстановка переносов

    shot·gun mar·riage

    Турецкое произношение

    şätgʌn merîc

    Произношение

    /ˈsʜätˌgən ˈmerəʤ/ /ˈʃɑːtˌɡʌn ˈmɛrɪʤ/

    Этимология

    () From shotgun + marriage; compare shotgun wedding.
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