shotgun marriage
构词拆分
词源说明
From shotgun + marriage; compare shotgun wedding.
释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- (countable) A marriage beginning with (or resulting from) a shotgun wedding.
- (countable) A shotgun wedding itself.
- (uncountable) Such marriages, or such weddings, taken collectively.
- (countable and uncountable) Used figuratively.