shotgun weddingnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌʃɒt.ɡʌn ˈwed.ɪŋ/us/ˌʃɑːt.ɡʌn ˈwed.ɪŋ/old-fashioned informal US also shotgun marriagea marriage that is arranged very quickly and suddenly because the woman is pregnant
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Weddings
- aisle
- always a bridesmaid, never the bride idiom
- arranged marriage
- bachelor party
- bachelorette party
- banns
- get spliced idiom
- give sb away
- go/walk down the aisle idiom
- golden anniversary
- golden wedding anniversary
- groom
- guard of honour
- honeymoon
- pageboy
- prenuptial
- register office
- registry office
- ruby anniversary
- shower tea
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