☰
Contribute
Extractor
About
Updates
All Idiom Dictionaries
Try now
shotgun wedding
Language:
en
1.
global
neutral
A marriage arranged or hastily undertaken because the bride is pregnant or to avoid social scandal arising from an out-of-wedlock pregnancy.
2.
global
informal
pejorative
A coerced or pressured marriage in which one party is forced or strongly urged into marrying, often by family or social pressure.
Examples:
No examples available.
Validation Count:
0
Sourced from Wiktionary