| 单词 | mail-order bride |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmail-order bride mail-order bride n. a woman who relocates to marry a man in another region or country (now typically one that is economically more developed) after contact for this purpose through an advertisement or matrimonial agency.Often depreciative or having negative connotations. ΚΠ 1906 Decatur (Illinois) Herald 17 July 1/2 Mail order bride suited Messner... As the result of an ad in a matrimonial journal Miss Alice Woolsem of Washington Pa and Peter Messner a farmer living north of here met in this city and got married. 2002 Time Out N.Y. 26 Dec. 67/1 Clarke shares her experiences growing up with a stepmom who was a Filipino mail-order bride and a dad who kept an AK-47 in the house. < as lemmas |
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